July 20, 2016

Food Lion Offers Customers an Opportunity to Gain Free Admittance to Delaware State Fair during “Food Lion Feeds Hunger Relief Day” on July 25

Food Lion, the Delaware State Fair and the Food Bank of Delaware announced today that the fifth annual “Food Lion Feeds Hunger Relief Day” will take place on Monday, July 25 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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July 19, 2016

Project Wonder-ful ceremony sets tone for future workplace successes

By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator Graduation ceremonies for the 9th graduating class of The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware in Milford got a bit emotional as both the graduates and the chef instructor searched for words and fought back tears. The four graduates, Jermachel Deshields, Michael Hutchens, Lisa Messina, and Justin Roundtree,…

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July 18, 2016

Lunch bags, books, bubbles, blankets! It’s all good, thanks to volunteers

By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator For five Tuesdays this summer, an enthusiastic team of volunteers will deliver a meal and more to children living in four low-income neighborhoods in the Lewes and Rehoboth area. The meal, a bag lunch including fresh fruit and milk, is provided through the Food Bank of Delaware’s summer mobile meal…

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July 15, 2016

Kid C.H.E.F. at North Lake Village

By Joanna Scatasti, Communications Intern Learning about fruits and vegetables may sound boring, but the kids in the latest Kid C.H.E.F. (Cooking Healthy, Easy Foods) class at North Lake Village in Middletown beg to differ.  These young students are more than eager to learn about why they need to eat fruits and vegetables! The five-day…

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July 14, 2016

Movies on Tap: The Blues Brothers

By Joanna Scatasti, Communications Intern The Food Bank of Delaware may not be on a “mission from God” like Jake and Elroy are in the cult classic, The Blues Brothers, but they sure are working for a good cause.  On July 27th, the Food Bank of Delaware is the charity of choice for the monthly event,…

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July 13, 2016

Summertime Creative Food Drive Ideas

By Joanna Scatasti, Communications Intern  It’s no surprise that the holiday season brings forth warm hearts and wishes of good tidings. Along with these things, food drives most often occur.  Although it is nice that people want to give around the holiday season, why do we just stop there? The summertime brings forth a “dead-period”…

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July 11, 2016

Growing a community through food, Happiness

By Jennifer Antonik, News Editor, The Milford Chronicle and The Harrington Journal This article originally appeared in the July 6 editions of The Milford Chronicle and The Harrington Journal. I went grocery shopping this week. Alone. It was blissful. There were no children hanging off of my every limb, nor anyone shouting: Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom…. Mom!…

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July 8, 2016

Food Bank of Delaware Pairs With McDonald’s for a Sweet Deal

By Joanna Scatasti, Communications Intern Whether it’s a nice and cold iced coffee in the summer, or a warm, simmering hot coffee in the winter, there’s no doubt that coffee is good at any time of the year, especially on a Monday.  So what better way to jazz up your morning than by going to…

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July 7, 2016

Our future home at 222 Lake Drive

By Patricia Beebe, President and CEO  If you have visited the Newark warehouse recently, you may have noticed a large green “for sale” sign in our front yard! Yes, our 42,500-square-foot facility at 14 Garfield Way is for sale, and we will be moving our entire operation in the future! We made a BIG announcement…

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Dinner in the Orchard

  Wednesday’s dinner is sold out!!  Celebrate Delaware agriculture with the Food Bank of Delaware and T.S. Smith & Sons in Bridgeville, Delaware! Join us for Dinner in the Orchard! Enjoy fresh foods straight from local Sussex County farms prepared by students from The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware, fine wines, beer…

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