March 16, 2016
Culinary Spotlight: Rocky Brown
By: Lindsey Hargett, Communications Intern Rocky Brown was working in a shipping yard before he enrolled at the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School. Leah Brown, the Food Bank’s Community Nutritionist and Rocky’s cousin, encouraged him to apply. At first he was worried about losing hours at his job at the time, but after getting…
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March 15, 2016
National CACFP Week
It’s National CACFP Week! Wondering what CACFP stands for? It’s the Child and Adult Care Food Program. We are proud to serve as a sponsor for this important USDA-funded/Delaware Department of Education-administered program. As a sponsor, we prepare thousands of meals each week for 60-plus sites throughout Delaware that serve children in after-school programs. For many…
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March 14, 2016
Red Clay School District teams with the Food Bank Of Delaware to help feed the hungry
By Ed Matarese, Food Sourcing Manager The Food Bank of Delaware (FBD) distributed more than six million pounds of food in Delaware in 2015 to help feed the less fortunate in our communities. The food we distributed came to us from numerous sources – corporate donations, retail and wholesale grocery stores, food drives, family and…
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March 11, 2016
Culinary School training sends student on promising career path
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator Ask Anthony Leonardi about his work, and he’s all smiles! Anthony is sous chef for Plate Catering, a division of SoDel Concepts corporate family. He’s a graduate of the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School at the Milford branch. In fact, in some people’s minds, he would be considered a…
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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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