December 2, 2016
Thanksgiving For All benefits thousands of Delaware families
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator Thanks to the generosity of sponsors, Chesapeake Utilities, Bank of America First State Orthopedics, Communities in Schools, Palmer Home Foundation, Giant Food, Dover Police Department,…
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December 1, 2016
Food Bank of Delaware Receives Grant from Red Nose Day to Support Children at Risk of Hunger
The Food Bank of Delaware announced today that it will use a $10,989.94 grant received from the Red Nose Day Fund to support children at risk of hunger through its…
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November 30, 2016
TD Charitable Foundation surprises Food Bank with $80,000 donation
What a surprise we received last Tuesday – just in time for Thanksgiving! Renee Roberts and Dave Hargadon from the TD Charitable Foundation dropped by the Food Bank with a…
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November 21, 2016
Trinity Logistics assures residents will have a great Thanksgiving dinner
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator Thanks to a partnership between Trinity Logistics in Seaford, Perdue, and the Food Bank of Delaware, 315 families will be able to celebrate Thanksgiving over…
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November 18, 2016
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation donates $26,500 and 1,000 meals towards Food Bank of Delaware “Thanksgiving for All” food distribution
Thanks to a $26,500 donation from Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (“Chesapeake”) and the generosity of its employee volunteers who helped distribute 1,000 Thanksgiving meal boxes, more Delaware families will be able…
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Winter Wonderfest Light Spectacular to benefit local nonprofits, including Food Bank of Delaware
Make plans to attend the inaugural Winter Wonderfest in Lewes. The festival officially opens today and runs through Jan. 1. Use code FOODBANK when purchasing Light Spectacular tickets and a…
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November 17, 2016
DART Stuff the Bus and Turkey Round Up a big success, thanks to generous Delawareans
What is synonymous with Thanksgiving dinner? Turkey and all of the fixings of course! That’s for many of us, but for the 117,970 food-insecure Delawareans, a traditional Thanksgiving dinner is…
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November 15, 2016
Blue Hen Treats donates $500 in honor of fallen Wilmington firefighter
Blue Hen Treats is a local organization run by high school students. They sell dehydrated and baked goods that they prepare in the commercial kitchen of the Belvedere Fire Hall….
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November 8, 2016
Helping the Food Bank helps your neighbors . . . not just at holiday time
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator During the holiday season, people frequently ask us at the Food Bank of Delaware, “How can I help?” There’s more than one answer to that…
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November 7, 2016
Food Lion and NFL Player Make Impact Against Hunger in Delaware
By Benny Smith, Food Lion Deborah Ali is a Wilmington, Del., grandmother who is willing to do anything to help her family. On Monday, that meant standing in line at…
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