Stories for Volunteer

April is Volunteer Appreciation Month! Last year we had more than 16,000 volunteer visits with 40,007 hours donated. This is the equivalent of 19 full-time staff members. We can’t serve…

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Before roof replacement work can begin at 222 Lake Drive next week, 300 volunteers helped sort and box 90-plus totes of nonperishable donations at the “Clear the Aisles to Raise…

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The Food Bank of Delaware announced today that registration for the sixth annual CANgineering competition is now open. Organizations have until March 2 to register for the food drive and…

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Let’s call her Miranda. She’s in 6th grade. She has three younger brothers. Her parents both work, but their paychecks often don’t stretch far enough to cover the cost of…

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The volunteer rooms at the Food Bank of Delaware in Newark and Milford were a hub of activity today, thanks to those engaged in special service honoring the late Rev….

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We say this every year, but can you believe the year is almost over? It’s been a great year at the Food Bank of Delaware. None of our past accomplishments…

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While the temperatures don’t quite feel like fall yet, Delaware’s summer growing season is winding down. Volunteers from JPMorgan Chase spent the summer tending to an on-site garden at three…

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As part of the 2017 Summer of Service to Seniors, a partnership between the AARP Foundation and AARP Credit Card from Chase, more than 400 Chase volunteers gathered last Wednesday…

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At the Food Bank of Delaware, we always say – and we mean it – “Volunteers are the heart and soul of our organization.” Last year, we had 16,348 volunteer…

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The saying, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade,” could not ring more true for Clissita, a 53-year-old resident of Newark and grand mom to six boys. All of the…

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