April 17, 2023
Feeding neighbors is a spiritual mission at this rural pantry
Ricky Lecates’ long-term commitment to hunger relief comes from a spiritual place. He manages the Blessings Unlimited Food Pantry associated with Bay Shore Community Church, Millsboro, but he credits a team of volunteers for the time and effort they invest in meeting their neighbors’ needs. Blessings Unlimited – actually located on a quiet country road…
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April 14, 2023
Bayhealth, Food Bank partner to meet staff, patient needs
The Food Bank of Delaware and Bayhealth joined to provide food boxes for patients and staff dealing with food insecurity. “We really became aware of the need and joined forces during COVID,” said Bayhealth’s Volunteer Service Manager Carrie Hart. She cited a recent experience with two patients, a father and his son who is a…
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April 5, 2023
Volunteer Spotlight: Rena Geckle
As a farmer’s daughter from the mid-west, volunteering on the Food Bank of Delaware’s five-acre farm comes naturally for Rena Geckle. Her father was a grain and livestock farmer in Southern Indiana, and she feels most at peace while spending time outdoors on the farm. The five-acre Food Bank Farm in Newark consists of a…
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Goldey-Beacom students enjoy Food Bank partnerships
Thanks to monthly Food Bank of Delaware mobile pantries and a well-stocked campus food pantry, students at Goldey-Beacom College find help dealing with food insecurity. Food insecurity on college campuses is recognized as an issue by the Feeding America network, the Food Bank of Delaware, and our partners including colleges, like Goldey -Beacom College. Located…
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SNAP cuts: Another challenge grandmother faces daily
As if life weren’t challenging enough for Aisha – not her real name, she knows that she’s resigned to coping with the recent cut to her SNAP benefits. The COVID emergency supplement attached to the SNAP – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program formerly known as food stamps – expired March 1. A 15 percent decrease in…
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Organizations invited to build structures out of food for Food Bank of Delaware CANgineering competition
The deadline to register to participate in the Food Bank of Delaware’s food structure building competition, CANgineering, is Friday, April 28. CANgineering supports the year-round hunger relief efforts of the Food Bank of Delaware. Last year, 33 teams competed and collected more than 17,400 pounds of food. With high costs due to inflation and the…
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March 29, 2023
‘This will help.’: Residents struggle to feed families after SNAP cuts
Bright and early on a sunny March Monday morning, vehicles lined up in the parking lot of Crossroads Community Church west of Georgetown . . . hundreds of drivers willing to wait two hours before the official opening of the Food Bank of Delaware’s mass food distribution. They were in place an hour prior to…
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March 23, 2023
Culinary School: Students learn to make sweet treats from an expert
Students at our Culinary School in Milford learned to make donuts – from scratch — at the hands of a champion pastry chef on Wednesday. SoDel Concepts corporate pastry chef Dru Tevis demonstrated how to create the taste-tempting treats while answering students’ questions. He also provided students with opportunities to handle the dough, fry the…
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March 21, 2023
Throwing for Hunger – Cornhole Classic Comeback
