March 10, 2016
Burritos: It’s what’s for breakfast at Milford High School
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator Let’s celebrate! It’s National School Breakfast Week. What’s the big deal about breakfast? Breakfast in school creates positive impacts children’s learning, school attendance, behavior, and in their overall health, according to FRAC (Food Research Action Center). On Wednesday, the Food Bank of Delaware partnered with the Milford School District in…
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March 8, 2016
School Breakfast Spotlight: Gunning Bedford Middle School
It’s National School Breakfast Week! This week we are spotlighting schools that are using alternative methods in order to feed more kids breakfast at school! The Colonial School District is working hard to ensure that each and every student has access to a nutritious school breakfast. To help increase the number of students eating breakfast…
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March 7, 2016
Thinking outside the cereal box to feed more kids breakfast
By Ashley Michini, Executive Coordinator It’s National School Breakfast Week! The Food Bank of Delaware will share best practices and special events from across the state of Delaware to highlight the importance of school breakfast! Picture the start of a school day, giggling students chat with friends, some shuffle papers and scramble to prepare for…
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The following businesses are in need of employees! Ted’s Montana Grill is hiring! Read more here! FLIK Hospitality at AstraZeneca FLIK Hospitality has an entry level position open at their AstraZeneca site. Apply online at www.compassgroupcareers.com and search for job #81307 Cafe 67, Newark Cafe 67 inside of Newark Natural Foods is hiring for several…
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We have put together resources to help Culinary School alumni. Our Culinary School Training Managers are always available to assist you with questions, even after graduation! Newark: Lisa Grinnage Workforce Training Program Manager lgrinnage@fbd.org (302) 292-1305 ext 265 Milford Ruthann Messick Workforce Training Program Training Manager rmessick@fbd.org (302) 424-3301 ext 107
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Food Pantry, backpacks are a boon to Milton Elementary students
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator From Gloria Ho’s perspective, the Harry K Foundation Food Pantry in her school has been the proverbial win-win. Ho is the school social worker at Milton Elementary School (600 students in grades kindergarten through 5th grade), so she’s well aware that many of her students come from impoverished homes. In…
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March 2, 2016
Volunteer Spotlight: Jacqueline Andrews
By Lindsey Hargett, Communications Intern It was May of 2014 and Jacqueline Andrews, a former teacher, and her husband had just retired to Delaware. She was looking for a close-knit community to get involved with. “I taught higher education for so long, that when I retired I was looking for that community feeling again that…
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March 1, 2016
Highmark Delaware donates $45,000 to Backpack Program
This afternoon representatives from Highmark Delaware and the Delaware 87ers basketball team visited the Food Bank of Delaware to present our President and CEO Patricia Beebe with a check for $45,000 in support of the Backpack Program. The donation will enable the Food Bank to provide 266 children with weekend and holiday meals when school is…
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February 29, 2016
Volunteer Spotlight: Ruth Mayer
By Lindsey Hargett, Communications Intern When Ruth Mayer walked into the Food Bank of Delaware, she did not know what to expect, but she had a lot of energy and a passion for helping. Mayer, a retired high school teacher and master gardener, has been volunteering at the Food Bank for two years and loves…
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February 24, 2016
Harry K Foundation, Food Bank of Delaware mark grand opening of Community Education Building school pantry
Thanks to a generous donation from the Harry K Foundation, anti-hunger advocates officially cut the ribbon on the new school pantry at the Community Education Building (CEB) this morning. The CEB, made possible by a building donation from Bank of America and funding from the Longwood Foundation, currently houses three charter schools in downtown Wilmington. Thanks to…
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