Stories for L.O.G.I.C.

The accomplishments of the 13th graduating class of the Food Bank of Delaware’s L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control) program were celebrated this morning. The graduates are: Tanya Bridwell Jenell DeShields Jamie Masten Alaiyah Pipkins Justin Poore Tyler Roane Belinda Smith Robert Williams The class started in June, and students have spent the…

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Janell “Nelly” DeShields loves participating in the L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control) class at the Food Bank of Delaware. Graduation is just a few weeks away and she describes her experience as “amazing.” “The team here is great,” she points out. “The staff goes above and beyond. It’s just an awesome place…

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L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control) student Tanya Bridwell is nearing the end of our her 11-week training program and is grateful for the opportunity to attend class at the Food Bank of Delaware. Tanya intially learned about the program through an email. At the time, she was working as a brand ambassador…

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The accomplishments of three students who successfully completed the 11-week L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control) training program were celebrated this morning at an intimate graduation ceremony. “You can’t get mad at the results you don’t get when you don’t put in the work,” said President and CEO Cathy Kanefsky in remarks to…

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Nyaire Lolly graduated from the Food Bank of Delaware’s L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control) program in December 2021. Under the guidance of Operations Instructor Joe Cunha, Nyaire spent 11 weeks learning the ins and outs of this growing industry. From how to operate a fork lift to OSHA-10 certification, Nyaire was well…

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The accomplishments of 16 students from the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary and L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control) training programs were celebrated this morning at a graduation ceremony. The graduates have officially completed their coursework and are now ready for entry-level employment. The new graduates are: Culinary Michael Gibson Danyelle Gregory Zachery…

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Aja Hunnings says she enjoys working in the warehouse. She’s worked in warehouses before, but never operated a forklift or other warehouse machinery until coming to the L.O.G.I.C. training program at the Food Bank of Delaware. Fortunately, her mom discovered the training program thanks to a Facebook Live broadcast of a past graduation ceremony. She…

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Jeph Avendano discovered L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control) one day while looking for different food assistance programs. “I came across the [web] site for the Food Bank of Delaware. I was looking through and saw there were educational programs,” he explained. The program was exactly what Jeph needed to reenter the warehousing/logistics…

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This morning we celebrated the accomplishments of Ashley, Ryan and Everett – our most recent L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control) graduates! Despite the small class size, the students excelled in all areas of the training program and received a lot of one-on-one work with Warehouse Instructor Joe Cunha. “I couldn’t be prouder,”…

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Ryan Truitt learned about the L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control) program thanks to an email. “I knew it was something I wanted to do,” he said. Three generations of his family worked in manufacturing at the now-defunct Newark Chrysler plant. “It was a dream to work there,” he explained.  While working in…

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