August 10, 2022
L.O.G.I.C. Student Spotlight: Tanya Bridwell
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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June 2, 2022
Food Bank of Delaware celebrates new three new L.O.G.I.C. graduates
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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February 28, 2022
L.O.G.I.C. alumnus spotlight: Nyaire Lolly
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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December 2, 2021
Sixteen graduates end 2021 with new careers
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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November 3, 2021
Logistics/warehouse training program helps student develop skills
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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November 2, 2021
Logistics training provides opportunity to restart career
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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September 8, 2021
L.O.G.I.C. students celebrate graduation
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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July 27, 2021
L.O.G.I.C. Student Spotlight: Ryan Truitt
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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L.O.G.I.C. Student Spotlight: Everett Waters
Everett Waters discovered the L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control) program thanks to a simple Google search. He lost his job in warehousing due to the pandemic and a slow down in the business’ work. “I was looking for a job, but I was not having luck,” he explained. Looking for better opportunities,…
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L.O.G.I.C. Student Spotlight: Ashley Mathis
Ashley Mathis is excited about the future. She and her fellow L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control) classmates are currently in week five of their 11-week training program at the Food Bank of Delaware. Ashley learned about the program through a job counselor at the Delaware Department of Correction’s work release program. L.O.G.I.C….
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