May 7, 2018
Make healthy food choices; try new foods
Food Bank educators make adventurous eating fun for kids No surprise! The kids loved kiwi and grapefruit, but a taste of fresh lemon puckered their faces. At least they tried new and different foods, and that was part of the experience. Nutrition educators from the Food Bank of Delaware presented interactive lessons about healthier eating…
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May 4, 2018
CANgineering participants collect 95,000+ pounds through creativity and teamwork
Thanks to the enthusiasm of this year’s CANgineering competitors, we collected 95,604 pounds of nonperishable foods! Delaware businesses and schools from up and down the state used creativity and teamwork to design and build impressive structures out of food items! Among the winning structures were a stop light, Philadelphia Eagles’ Lincoln Financial Field, a rainbow…
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May 3, 2018
Barclays presents $175,000 to Food Bank of Delaware at Culinary School graduation
As part of the graduation celebration of the 53rd class of The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware, Barclays presented a check for $175,000 to help support the Food Bank’s culinary workforce development program. Funding will support student scholarships to The Culinary School, the ManageFirst specialized food training program and a new culinary…
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May 2, 2018
Food Bank’s Culinary School graduates bask in success; start new careers
Four members of The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware celebrated their achievements today during a graduation ceremony for the 18th graduating class at the Food Bank’s Milford facility. The graduates were: Tanesha Milbourne, Hershial Morris, Cameron Smallwood and Stephanie Woomer. United States Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester delivered keynote remarks to the students….
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Cruise for a great cause! Summer events benefit Food Bank of Delaware
With warm, sunny days, we’re thinking ahead to summer! Sunset cruises with Captain’s Lady Charters out of Bowers Beach are back for the 2018 season! Last season was a sell-out success, all benefitting the Food Bank of Delaware. Set sail on the first cruise of the season on Friday, May 18. The Captain’s Lady departs…
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April 30, 2018
Culinary School success opens door for successful career change
It’s safe to say that most people aren’t quite as happy to be at work as David Cassey. A May 2016 graduate of the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School in Milford, David is the person who makes the pasta at Lupo Italian Kitchen on Rehoboth Avenue, Rehoboth Beach. Making the pasta at this eatery…
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April 16, 2018
Culinary School grad thrives in challenging culinary world
In less than a year after Eric Townsend graduated from the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School in Milford, he’s advanced to a key position at one of state’s culinary coast’s dining destinations. Eric is a sauté’ chef at Touch of Italy in Rehoboth Beach, though sometimes he also works at the restaurant’s downtown Lewes…
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April 13, 2018
Community cooking class offers tasty, educational experiences
Cooking can be fun, and many at-home cooks are hungry to learn tips and recipes from professional chefs. The Food Bank of Delaware has made that happen: we now offer monthly community cooking classes from both our Milford and Newark sites. The first class, held April 12 in Milford, drew 12 enthusiastic students, ranging in…
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April 9, 2018
Volunteer Spotlight: Sophia Riveros
April is Volunteer Appreciation Month! We recently sat down with Sophia Riveros to learn more about this star volunteer! FBD: How long have you been a volunteer at the Food Bank? SR: Having started in the fall of my junior year, I have been volunteering at the Food Bank of Delaware for two years now….
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April 6, 2018
Culinary training opens doors for student
Dalicia Perkins has worked in the food service industry since she was 15. Her first job was at a water ice/ice cream shop. Since then she has worked in the University of Delaware’s dining halls, as a dietary aid for a nursing home, Wawa, Restaurant Depot, and most recently, on board the Plum Pit Food…
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