October 5, 2017
Food Bank of Delaware kicks off Thanksgiving For All food drive
It’s hard to believe, but another holiday season is right around the corner! We kicked off our annual Thanksgiving For All food and funds drive this week. The community’s assistance is needed to collect food items and monetary donations in order to create 2,500 Thanksgiving meal boxes for Delaware families in need. Individuals, neighborhoods, businesses,…
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October 4, 2017
Food Bank of Delaware’s Halloween Blue Jean Ball to be held October 21
The Food Bank of Delaware will hold its annual Blue Jean Ball, presented by Iron Hill Brewery and Restaurant, on Saturday, October 21 from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The event will take place at the organization’s future home at 222 Lake Drive in Newark. The popular Halloween theme will continue for the third year…
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September 28, 2017
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September 27, 2017
ACE Centers offer food and more
Peers who seek counseling and resources from ACE Peer Resource Center really benefit from services provided by the Food Bank of Delaware, says Linda Williams, CPSS, Lead Recovery Learning Specialist at the agency’s Georgetown location. ACE (Acceptance, Change, Empowerment) serves downstate Delawareans from two sites: the other is located in Seaford. ACE is a day…
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September 26, 2017
JPMorgan Chase employees garden for hungry Delawareans
While the temperatures don’t quite feel like fall yet, Delaware’s summer growing season is winding down. Volunteers from JPMorgan Chase spent the summer tending to an on-site garden at three Chase campuses in Delaware. To date, the volunteers have harvested more than 720 pounds of fresh produce says volunteer Leepika Dhillon. Earlier this spring, volunteers…
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September 15, 2017
Golfers bask in sunshine at fourth annual Food Bank golf tournament
For the fourth year in a row, golfers were greeted by sunny blue skies at the Food Bank of Delaware’s annual golf tournament held at Fieldstone Golf Club in Greenville on Monday, September 11. Twenty-two foursomes rounded out this year’s field of golfers. Spearheaded by Kevin Davies, co-owner of Iron Hill Brewery and Restaurant, this…
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September 14, 2017
Barclays presents $125,000 to Food Bank of Delaware at Culinary School graduation
As part of the graduation celebration of the 49th and 50th classes of The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware, Barclays presented a check for $125,000 to help support the Food Bank’s culinary workforce development program. Funding will support student scholarships to The Culinary School, the Food Bank’s alumni-run food cart and the…
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September 12, 2017
Food Bank of Delaware celebrates accomplishments of 15th graduating class at the Milford Branch
It was a small, yet mighty class. Two members of The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware celebrated their achievements today during a graduation ceremony for the 15th class at the Food Bank’s Milford facility. The graduates are Victoria Ludwig and Meg Thompson. Both students are already employed at Harrington Raceway & Casino…
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Chase volunteers pack 27,000 meals to help fight senior hunger
As part of the 2017 Summer of Service to Seniors, a partnership between the AARP Foundation and AARP Credit Card from Chase, more than 400 Chase volunteers gathered last Wednesday at the bank’s Walnut Street location in Wilmington to pack 27,000 meals for Delaware seniors at risk of hunger. A rainy afternoon did not put…
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Perfect evening for the 2017 Dinner in the Orchard; another success
Everyone agreed we could not have ordered better fall weather for our annual Dinner in the Orchard! Thanks to T.S. Smith & Sons, our sponsors, local growers and businesses, and those who attended, this year’s Dinner in the Orchard on Sept. 7 was a sell-out success! In keeping with tradition, the al fresco dining event…
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