August 20, 2015
Growing fresh foods with the New Castle County Master Gardeners
New Castle County Master Gardeners have been working hard all summer tending to their demonstration garden outside the University of Delaware Cooperative Extension office in Newark. Produce grown in the garden is donated to the Food Bank and Little Sisters of the Poor. Last year, the group donated close to 900 pounds! Master Gardener Rick…
Read More
July 14, 2015
Food Lion Offers Customers an Opportunity to Gain Free Admittance to Delaware State Fair during “Food Lion Feeds Hunger Relief Day” on July 27
Food Lion, the Delaware State Fair and the Food Bank of Delaware announced today that the fourth annual “Food Lion Feeds Hunger Relief Day” will take place on Monday, July 27 at the Delaware State Fair. Fair attendees who bring five Food Lion brand canned or boxed goods will in exchange receive free gate admittance…
Read More
June 1, 2015
Strike Out Hunger with the Delmarva Shorebirds
We are proud to partner with Perdue Farms and the Delmarva Shorebirds for the “2015 Perdue Strike Out Hunger Challenge on Delmarva.” The Shorebirds are the Class A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. To jump start the season-long challenge, the Arthur W. Perdue Foundation — the charitable giving arm of Perdue Farms — has issued…
Read More
April 28, 2015
Food Bank of Delaware honors Senator Bryan Townsend as Legislator of the Year
When Senator Bryan Townsend, State Senator for the 11th district, was elected to office in 2012, one of his first items of business was to visit the Food Bank of Delaware’s Newark facility. The Newark facility falls within the 11th senatorial district, and from the beginning, the Food Bank has been able to depend on…
Read More
April 27, 2015
Harry K Foundation honored at Annual Dinner
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator The Harry K Foundation was honored as Donor of the Year at our annual dinner held at the Milford branch on April 16. Harry Keswani of Rehoboth Beach started this foundation in 2013 when he pledged to eliminate childhood hunger in Sussex County. The Foundation started supporting the Food Bank…
Read More
April 20, 2015
Volunteer Spotlight: Pam Fletcher
By Lynda Pusey, Fund Development Specialist April is Volunteer Appreciation Month! Volunteers are the heart and soul of our organization. We can’t do what we do without their support! While each and every volunteer is important to us, some have gone above and beyond! Pam Fletcher is one of those volunteers. Pam is a retired…
Read More
April 17, 2015
Annual dinner showcases culinary students, thanks top supporters and friends
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator It goes without saying that the Food Bank of Delaware’s Annual Dinner is regarded as a special evening. The event is our opportunity to honor and thank those who support our mission. Thursday evening’s banquet at our Milford site exceeded any expectations. Tim Hunter, chef instructor, and his nine Culinary…
Read More
April 8, 2015
Volunteers find rewards in lending a hand to the Food Bank of Delaware
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator Here at the Food Bank of Delaware we have a special place in our heart for volunteers. After all, they help us fight hunger in Delaware every single day. Violet Sorden of Milford signed up to volunteer at our Milford site in February. She retired from the state Division of…
Read More
March 18, 2015
J.G. Townsend Jr. & Company donates close to 60,000 pounds of frozen produce to Food Bank of Delaware
Remember Talley’s blog from a few weeks ago announcing a donation of 40,000 pounds of fresh, locally-grown produce from J.G. Towsend Jr. & Company? Well, we are excited to announce that the Georgetown company has donated an additional 19,000-plus pounds to us! This brings their total donation to close to 60,000 pounds of frozen black-eyed peas, green…
Read More
March 10, 2015
Entries for Coming Together Multimedia Creative Challenge due April 3
The Food Bank of Delaware and Brae’s Brown Bags’ are encouraging Delaware students to use their creativity to help spark community change. Entries for the first-ever Coming Together Multimedia Creative Challenge are due April 3. Delaware students in grades 1-12 are able to submit posters, YouTube videos (students over the age of 13) and essays…
Read More