July 17, 2019
Kid C.H.E.F. program teaches healthy eating patterns
Learning can be fun and very tasty too! Just ask the 14 kids – ages 8 -12 enrolled in the Kid C.H.E.F. program at the Laurel Public Library. Kid C.H.E.F., one of the Food Bank of Delaware’s Child Nutrition Education Programs, promotes low-budget, healthy eating behaviors. The series of one-hour classes offers incentives for children…
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July 16, 2019
Food Bank opens new farm stand in Newark
By Kate Grabowski, Communications Intern The Food Bank of Delaware has experienced immense change in the last year. From opening the new facility at 222 Lake Drive to launching the Discover Café, the Food Bank seems to have endless new initiatives, their farm stand being their latest. The farm stand at the Food Bank of…
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July 15, 2019
Food Lion Offers Customers an Opportunity to Gain Free Admittance to Delaware State Fair during “Food Lion Feeds Hunger Relief Day” on July 22
Food Lion, the Delaware State Fair and the Food Bank of Delaware announced today that the eighth annual “Food Lion Feeds Hunger Relief Day” will take place on Monday, July 22 at the Delaware State Fair. Fair attendees who bring five Food Lion brand canned or boxed goods will in exchange receive free gate admittance…
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Culinary School Spotlight: Glenn Coleman
Glenn Coleman and his Newark culinary school classmates are currently in week ten of their 14 week training program. The Culinary School is part of the Food Bank of Delaware’s workforce development initiative and provides valuable job training to adults. The 14-week program includes 12 weeks of hands-on training in basic and high-end kitchen skills,…
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July 11, 2019
Annual CANgineering competition brings in more than 38,000 pounds of food
Last month 12 Delaware businesses competed to see who could build Delaware’s best structure made from nonperishable food items! The judges have tallied the scores and determined the following winners! Thank you to all who participated! Best Use of Labels: Chase – WCC Best Use of Food Bank’s Most-Needed Items AND the Bounty Award for…
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June 28, 2019
Backpacks provide weekend meals
(Pictured: Milford Volunteer Coordinator Aaron Stone and Volunteer Cindy Lin show off completed backpack kits) “Easy, convenient, helpful,” school social worker says If anyone understands the importance of the Food Bank of Delaware’s Backpack Program, it’s Bobby Croce. Mr. Croce is an elementary school social worker at Lulu M. Ross Elementary in Milford, but he…
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Culinary School Student Spotlight: Bernard Woods
By Kate Grabowski, Communications Intern Bernard is ready to make his dreams a reality. Thanks to the training he is receiving from The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware, his goals of opening a deli and starting a food truck with his sister are becoming obtainable. Already aware of the Food Bank’s mission,…
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June 27, 2019
Discover Cafe
June 26, 2019
Culinary School Student Spotlight: Jackie Joyner
By Kate Grabowski, Communications Intern After thirty years in the food business, Jackie could have never imagined she would be learning new things everyday with the help of The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware. Things haven’t always been easy for this star student. With the birth of her grand kids more than…
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June 21, 2019
Food Bank of Delaware marks grand opening of new headquarters in Newark
The Food Bank of Delaware officially cut the ribbon on its new 80,000-square-foot facility in Newark this morning. The ceremony officially culminated an almost three-year project to relocate the 14 Garfield Way facility to 222 Lake Drive in Newark. “It’s a proud day for your Food Bank of Delaware,” said Food Bank of Delaware President…
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