September 17, 2021
Burpee donates 11 million seeds to Feeding America food banks on Hunger Action Day
We were honored to receive a seed donation from Burpee this morning as a part of an unprecedented 11 million vegetable seed donation to Feeding America food banks. The gift is part of a partnership between the nation’s largest hunger relief organization Feeding America and Burpee to raise awareness for the problem of food insecurity…
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September 10, 2021
Girl Scouts create meal kits as part of service project
Here at the Food Bank of Delaware, we love when our supporters come up with creative ideas to help our neighbors in need! Alisha Beckford, one of our WIC Education Specialists, was thrilled when Kate Hamlet and Priyanka Tailor, local Girl Scouts working towards their Silver Award Project, reached out about their meal kit creation…
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August 30, 2021
Corteva Agriscience Donates $125,000 to Food Bank of Delaware Farm
Corteva Agriscience presented a $125,000 donation to the Food Bank of Delaware last week. The donation will help fund operations of the Food Bank’s 5-acre farm in Newark. The Food Bank Farm consists of a propagation house for starting plants from seeds, three high tunnels, a demonstration garden, bee hives and field growing space. Vegetables…
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July 29, 2021
State Fairgoers Donate 15,401 Pounds of Food on Food Lion Feeds Hunger Relief Day
The Food Bank of Delaware, Delaware State Fair and Food Lion announced today that more than 4,000 State Fairgoers collected 15,401 pounds of food at Monday’s Food Lion Feeds Hunger Relief Day. In addition, Food Lion made a $10,000 donation to the Food Bank of Delaware’s weekend meal program for kids, the Backpack Program.
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May 25, 2021
Swank Family Foundation donates $356,000 for Milford expansion project
The Food Bank of Delaware announced today that the Swank Family Foundation has donated $356,000 to support the expansion of the Food Bank of Delaware’s Milford branch. Last night, Milford City Council voted in favor for a conditional use and preliminary site plan approval, enabling the anti-hunger organization to purchase 11.5 acres of property in…
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May 20, 2021
Delaware Botanic Gardens donates more than 1,000 pounds
Thanks to the Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek and their generous guests on Mother’s Day, our food-insecure neighbors will have access to 1,100 pounds of food that will be distributed to them through the Food Bank of Delaware’s pantries. The Delaware Botanic Gardens www.delawaregardens.org is a 37-acre tract of woodlands, wetlands, a meadow, and…
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March 26, 2021
Food Bank of Delaware celebrates 40th anniversary
The Food Bank of Delaware officially turned 40 years today. The occasion was marked with special remarks from Delaware dignitaries and a drive-thru birthday party in Newark and Milford to collect food for the Food Bank’s continued COVID-19 relief effort. The Food Bank’s beginnings can be found at Westminster Presbyterian Church where Retha Fisher, Director…
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March 19, 2021
Freeman Arts Pavilion donates art kits for children at risk of weekend hunger
Thanks to a new partnership between the Food Bank of Delaware and the Freeman Arts Pavilion, Sussex County elementary and middle school students will receive a Creative Nourishment Kit along with their Backpack meals once a month during March, April and May. The Food Bank’s Backpack Program provides food year-round to children in need for…
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March 16, 2021
Marking one year of COVID-19 relief efforts in Delaware
By Chad Robinson, Community Relations Director If you are like me, it is hard to remember what one year ago was like. It is hard to remember what I was doing or what thoughts were going through my head. It is hard to remember what my professional responsibilities were at the time or how the…
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December 23, 2020
Croda donates $5,000 to support Rose Hill Community Center
Hundreds of people served by the Rose Hill Community Center in New Castle will benefit from a generous $5,000 donation from Croda to support the center’s food party. A portion of those funds will be used to purchase a freezer for the agency, with the remaining money going toward food purchases. Sheila Berkel, the agency’s…
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