April 21, 2017
Volunteer Spotlight: Shivang Patel
April is Volunteer Appreciation Month! Throughout the month we will highlight the stories of volunteers who are committed to creating a community free of hunger! Shivang Patel is fairly new to the Food Bank’s Newark volunteer room, but he’s already emerged as a leader. He volunteers at least twice a week and found out about…
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April 20, 2017
Volunteer Spotlight: Chrissie Brown
April is Volunteer Appreciation Month! Throughout the month we will spotlight volunteers who are making a difference at the Food Bank of Delaware! Chrissie Brown from Bank of America is one of the many volunteers helping us alleviate hunger! Recently, Wes Chandler, our Senior Volunteer Coordinator in Newark, sat down with Chrissie to learn more…
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April 18, 2017
Training opens new opportunities for previously unemployed student
The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware is providing Anitra Hughes with employment opportunities that exceeded her expectations. This Seaford resident went to the state Social Services office to apply for food benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Her social worker asked if she were interested in a workforce training opportunity…
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April 17, 2017
Volunteer Spotlight: Maria Reber
April is Volunteer Appreciation Month! Throughout the month we will highlight the stories of volunteers who have committed themselves to creating a community free of hunger! Maria Reber has volunteered at the Food Bank of Delaware on a regular basis since 2012. “When I started working full time at Barclays, I learned that they encourage…
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April 14, 2017
Wawa Foundation donates $100,000 to Creating a Bold Future capital campaign
Yesterday, Wawa celebrated 53 years of serving the community with special Wawa Day celebrations at stores in six states! As part of the day’s festivities, Wawa announced $2 million in first-quarter grants to charitable organizations, including a $100,000 donation to the Food Bank to help fund the Creating a Bold Future capital campaign! Wawa and…
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Culinary student overcomes addiction, looks forward to promising career
The Culinary School is the second chance Brooke Hatfield has been looking for. Life has not always been easy for the mother of four teenage boys. “Life unfortunately had a lot of twists and turns for me…Poor decision making on my part, but also being a young mother,” she admits. She left school early and…
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April 13, 2017
Volunteering leads to teamwork
April is Volunteer Appreciation Month! Throughout the month we will highlight the stories of volunteers who are committed to creating a community free of hunger! Caption: From left are Robin Mills, Yvonne Morrissiey, Reginald Seth, Brenda Boutin, Christine Shalk, Jennifer Mancuso, Sandy Shalk, Warren Boutin, and Phil Williamson. At the Food Bank of Delaware, we…
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April 12, 2017
Volunteer Spotlight: Doug Druliner
April is Volunteer Appreciation Month! Throughout the month we will highlight the stories of volunteers who are committed to creating a community free of hunger! Doug Druliner is no stranger at the Food Bank of Delaware. He’s been volunteering at the Newark warehouse for more than 12 years and has volunteered his time in both…
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April 11, 2017
Woodbridge students lend helping hands in their own community
West of Georgetown and just east of Bridgeville is the unincorporated community of Coverdale Crossroads, a rural poverty-stricken neighborhood. On Wednesday, March 29 the Food Bank of Delaware’s mobile pantry truck made a stop at the neighborhood community center. Students from Woodbridge High School’s Community in Schools program assisted in distributing 30 pounds of shelf-stable…
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April 10, 2017
Coming Together conference inspires attendees to take action
More than 500 anti-hunger advocates gathered at the Chase Center of the Riverfront in Wilmington for a state-wide multi-generational conference on Thursday, April 6. Organized by the Food Bank of Delaware and Brae’s Brown Bags and presented by DuPont, “Coming Together: A Community Response to Hunger,” the conference included children and adults, plus representatives from…
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