July 7, 2015
Harrington women volunteer for kids’ summer meal program
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator Each Wednesday morning, Barbara Liimatta, Andrea Dula and Marlene Jarrell, friends and active members of Asbury United Methodist Church in Harrington arrive at the Food Bank of Delaware’s Milford branch to lend a hand. Their task is to pack meals for the Summer Food Service Program, a program that meets…
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June 30, 2015
Summer meals at Wilton Park
By Kim Turner, Communications Director Thanks to a generous grant from the ConAgra Foods Foundation, we are able to offer free meals through mobile meal sites to our community this summer! Lanier Williams, our Mobile Meals Summer Driver, travels from community to community in New Castle County delivering meals to children. In addition to our…
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June 29, 2015
Program Spotlight: Smart Choices for WIC
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator How do you get kids to eat spinach? That’s a challenge that Laura McAllister seems to have conquered, not through disguise, but by employing subtle inclusion. Laura is a one of the Food of Delaware’s WIC food demonstration specialists. On Friday, she set up a portable cooking station inside the…
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June 24, 2015
Volunteer Spotlight: Tyler Cavanaugh
By Chris Willis, Communications Intern The success of the Food Bank of Delaware is in large part thanks to our dedicated volunteers. One of those dedicated volunteers is Tyler Cavanaugh. Tyler is an 18- -year-old student who currently attends Glasgow’s, James H. Groves High School. He is volunteering his time to fulfill the needed credits to…
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June 23, 2015
Eat Smart Live Strong at Luther Towers
Today marked the last of four sessions of Community Nutrition Educator Alyssa Atanacio’s Smart Live Strong class at Luther Towers. Over the past three visits, senior citizens living in the Wilmington residential tower learned more about a healthy and active lifestyle. The group learned they should eat 3.5 cups of fruits and vegetables each day (1.5 cups of…
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June 22, 2015
Snack Art at Rodney Street Tennis
Today was a beautiful summer afternoon for nutrition fun in Wilmington’s Rockford Park! Alyssa Antanacio RD, our Community Nutrition Educator, spent the afternoon with kids from the Rodney Street Tennis program. The goal for the one-hour session – learn about healthy snacks and create a Snack Art “cow!” Gathered around two picnic tables, Alyssa and…
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June 18, 2015
Culinary Student Spotlight: Tonja Scott
Tonja Scott graduated with the 39th class of The Culinary School back in January. After successfully completing the program, she got right to work at Four Points by Sheraton in Newark as a line cook. She accepted employment so quickly that she was not able to attend the January graduation ceremony because she was working….
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June 17, 2015
CSA program benefits everyone
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator Our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program got off to a great start today as more than 100 boxes went out from distribution sites at the Food Bank of Delaware’s Milford branch and at the Downtown Dover Farmers’ Market. New Castle County residents will pick up boxes on Thursday in Newark…
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June 15, 2015
Food Bank of Delaware kicks off “Hunger-Free Summer”
We kicked off our 2015 Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) with a Summer Fun Fair for kids and adults at Newark’s Dickey Park on Friday afternoon! More than 60 children and adults gathered for a free lunch provided by students from The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware, activities, a cooking demo and…
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June 11, 2015
Volunteer in Milford
