April 12, 2017
Volunteer Spotlight: Doug Druliner
April is Volunteer Appreciation Month! Throughout the month we will highlight the stories of volunteers who are committed to creating a community free of hunger! Doug Druliner is no stranger at the Food Bank of Delaware. He’s been volunteering at the Newark warehouse for more than 12 years and has volunteered his time in both…
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April 11, 2017
Woodbridge students lend helping hands in their own community
West of Georgetown and just east of Bridgeville is the unincorporated community of Coverdale Crossroads, a rural poverty-stricken neighborhood. On Wednesday, March 29 the Food Bank of Delaware’s mobile pantry truck made a stop at the neighborhood community center. Students from Woodbridge High School’s Community in Schools program assisted in distributing 30 pounds of shelf-stable…
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April 10, 2017
Coming Together conference inspires attendees to take action
More than 500 anti-hunger advocates gathered at the Chase Center of the Riverfront in Wilmington for a state-wide multi-generational conference on Thursday, April 6. Organized by the Food Bank of Delaware and Brae’s Brown Bags and presented by DuPont, “Coming Together: A Community Response to Hunger,” the conference included children and adults, plus representatives from…
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April 3, 2017
Williams’ dedication to the Food Bank extends far and wide
April is Volunteer Appreciation Month! Throughout the month we will highlight the stories of volunteers who have committed to creating a community free of hunger! The Food Bank of Delaware is very fortunate to have a friend like Karen Williams. For at least a decade, she’s been a loyal and dedicated volunteer, the boots-on-ground kind…
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March 22, 2017
Local kids team with Kohl’s to make a difference
For the past nine years, Jack Kohn and his sister, Charlotte, have demonstrated that we all, regardless of age, can make a difference in our communities. Jack has grown his annual food drive from a once-a-year project during the holidays to a year-round project. Since 2008, Jack and Charlotte have collected more than 11,000 pounds…
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February 22, 2017
United Church DE holds “Souper” food drive
While Super Bowl Sunday was a super day for the New England Patriots, it was also a banner day for the Food Bank of Delaware and the 117,900 residents served through our network of hunger-relief partners. A Souper Bowl food drive held Sunday, Feb. 5 at United Church DE in Dover netted 9,675 pounds of…
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February 14, 2017
Walmart Foundation and Food Bank of Delaware present Christian Storehouse with refrigerated van donation
Representatives from the Food Bank of Delaware and the Georgetown Walmart officially passed off the key to a brand-new refrigerated van to the Christian Storehouse at a special presentation this morning. Thanks to a $50,000 donation from the Walmart Foundation to Feeding America, the largest domestic hunger-relief organization, the Food Bank of Delaware purchased a…
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February 6, 2017
Delaware organizations encouraged to build structures out of cans to help alleviate hunger
The Food Bank of Delaware announced today that registration for the fifth annual CANgineering competition is now open. Organizations have until March 3 to register for the food drive and structure-building contest. CANgineering supports the year-round hunger relief efforts of the Food Bank of Delaware. With more than 117,000 Delawareans relying on the services of…
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February 1, 2017
Culinary Partner Spotlight: Deerfield
The success of The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware is dependent on not only our committed instructors/program managers, donors, community partners and students, but the food service partners who give our students an opportunity to thrive in this growing employment sector. Deerfield in Newark is one of many partners committed to hiring…
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January 26, 2017
Harrington Raceway & Casino proves to be key culinary partner
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator Last month, Executive Director of Food & Beverage at Harrington Raceway & Casino DJ Silicato was guest speaker for the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School’s graduation ceremony. His presence and commitment to the Food Bank symbolize just one part in the network of corporate partnerships that the Food Bank…
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