July 15, 2016
Kid C.H.E.F. at North Lake Village
By Joanna Scatasti, Communications Intern Learning about fruits and vegetables may sound boring, but the kids in the latest Kid C.H.E.F. (Cooking Healthy, Easy Foods) class at North Lake Village in Middletown beg to differ. These young students are more than eager to learn about why they need to eat fruits and vegetables! The five-day…
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July 14, 2016
Movies on Tap: The Blues Brothers
By Joanna Scatasti, Communications Intern The Food Bank of Delaware may not be on a “mission from God” like Jake and Elroy are in the cult classic, The Blues Brothers, but they sure are working for a good cause. On July 27th, the Food Bank of Delaware is the charity of choice for the monthly event,…
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July 13, 2016
Summertime Creative Food Drive Ideas
By Joanna Scatasti, Communications Intern It’s no surprise that the holiday season brings forth warm hearts and wishes of good tidings. Along with these things, food drives most often occur. Although it is nice that people want to give around the holiday season, why do we just stop there? The summertime brings forth a “dead-period”…
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July 11, 2016
Growing a community through food, Happiness
By Jennifer Antonik, News Editor, The Milford Chronicle and The Harrington Journal This article originally appeared in the July 6 editions of The Milford Chronicle and The Harrington Journal. I went grocery shopping this week. Alone. It was blissful. There were no children hanging off of my every limb, nor anyone shouting: Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom…. Mom!…
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July 8, 2016
Food Bank of Delaware Pairs With McDonald’s for a Sweet Deal
By Joanna Scatasti, Communications Intern Whether it’s a nice and cold iced coffee in the summer, or a warm, simmering hot coffee in the winter, there’s no doubt that coffee is good at any time of the year, especially on a Monday. So what better way to jazz up your morning than by going to…
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July 7, 2016
Our future home at 222 Lake Drive
By Patricia Beebe, President and CEO If you have visited the Newark warehouse recently, you may have noticed a large green “for sale” sign in our front yard! Yes, our 42,500-square-foot facility at 14 Garfield Way is for sale, and we will be moving our entire operation in the future! We made a BIG announcement…
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Wednesday’s dinner is sold out!! Celebrate Delaware agriculture with the Food Bank of Delaware and T.S. Smith & Sons in Bridgeville, Delaware! Join us for Dinner in the Orchard! Enjoy fresh foods straight from local Sussex County farms prepared by students from The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware, fine wines, beer…
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Volunteer Spotlight: Marco Gooding
By Joanna Scatasti, Communications Intern With a great smile and an even greater attitude, it’s obvious that Marco Gooding is a wonderful fit in the Food Bank of Delaware volunteer room. Having been a volunteer since the beginning of January, he says that he initially came on the team for job training, but stayed not…
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July 6, 2016
Tie-dye = summer food and fun!
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator You know it’s officially summer when the Food Bank of Delaware’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) gets off to a great start in all three counties. The festive kick-offs, complete with fun, games, and of course, a meal, hop-scotched the state, starting in New Castle County at Dickey Park, then…
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June 30, 2016
Food Bank of Delaware commemorates $69,000 grant from Giant Food’s Our Family Foundation with Summer Fun Fair
The Food Bank of Delaware hosted a summer fun fair yesterday afternoon at Burton Village in Rehoboth Beach to help build awareness of the organization’s summer mobile meal sites. The mobile meal sites are in thanks to a generous $69,000 grant from the Giant Food’s Our Family Foundation. Burton Village is one of seven Food…
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