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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April 5, 2018
Volunteers fuel the Food Bank’s mission
IBy Aaron Stone, Milford Volunteer Coordinator April is Volunteer Appreciation Month! Last year we had more than 16,000 volunteer visits with 40,007 hours donated. This is the equivalent of 19 full-time staff members. We can’t serve Delawareans in need without the support of committed volunteers! Geri Crippen, a Milford resident, started volunteering at the Food…
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April 4, 2018
Culinary School grad enjoys sweet confectionary challenges
Just six months after graduating from the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School in Milford, Meg Thompson uses her passion for baking every day in her workplace: Dover Downs Hotel & Casino. Thompson, a Dover resident, is also a full-time mom and an international opera singer. She’s a creative person, and Chef James Kaiser Jr….
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April 3, 2018
Volunteer Spotlight: Carlos Vergara
April is Volunteer Appreciation Month! Last year we had more than 16,000 volunteer visits with 40,007 hours donated. This is the equivalent of 19 full-time staff members. We can’t serve Delawareans in need without the support of committed volunteers! While Carlos Vergara has only volunteered at the Food Bank for close to two months, he…
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April 2, 2018
WIC Mobile Clinic at the Food Bank of Delaware
By Lynaida Diaz, WIC Outreach Coordinator Women, Infant, and Children Special Supplemental Nutrition Program, better known as WIC is now mobile! Delaware’s ONLY mobile WIC clinic is here! Delaware’s WIC program has partnered with the Food Bank of Delaware to develop a mobile WIC clinic that allows low-income residents to enroll in the WIC program….
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March 30, 2018
300 Volunteers “Clear the Aisles” at 222 Lake Drive to “Raise the Roof”
Before roof replacement work can begin at 222 Lake Drive next week, 300 volunteers helped sort and box 90-plus totes of nonperishable donations at the “Clear the Aisles to Raise the Roof” event yesterday. The food was stored at our future home due to space limitations at the current facility at 14 Garfield Way. Throughout…
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