Delaware Roundup -- Dewey Beach Patrol

Delaware Roundup: News briefs from another quiet holiday week

Staff WriterBusiness, Delaware Nonprofits, Education, Headlines

The Delaware Roundup is published every weekend. Send submissions for News Briefs and Calendar items to [email protected]. If possible, please forward submissions within the email or in a Word document. ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT The Delaware Division of the Arts, in partnership with Mariposa Arts and the Office of Veterans Services, introduced CreatiVeterans—a transformative, free eight-week art program designed exclusively for Delaware …

Delaware Roundup -- Tree Recycling

Delaware Roundup: News briefs from a quiet holiday week

Peter OsborneBusiness, Delaware Nonprofits, Education, Headlines

The Delaware Roundup is published every weekend. Send submissions for News Briefs and Calendar items to [email protected]. If possible, please forward submissions within the email or in a Word document. REMINDER FROM LAST WEEK: DNREC is again sponsoring the Delaware Center for Horticulture’s TreeCycle event that aims to make beneficial reuse of holiday trees by turning them into wood chips and …

Delaware Roundup -- Tree Recycling

Delaware Roundup: Don’t miss these news briefs from Dec. 16-20

Peter OsborneBusiness, Delaware Nonprofits, Education, Headlines

The Delaware Roundup is published every weekend. Send submissions for News Briefs and Calendar items to [email protected]. If possible, please forward submissions within the email or in a Word document. DNREC is again sponsoring the Delaware Center for Horticulture’s TreeCycle event that aims to make beneficial reuse of holiday trees by turning them into wood chips and mulch while also keeping …

Delaware Roundup -- Crab pots

Delaware Roundup: Don’t miss these news briefs from Dec. 9-13

Peter OsborneBusiness, Delaware Nonprofits, Education, Government, Government & Politics, Headlines, Sports

The Delaware Roundup is published every weekend. Send submissions for News Briefs and Calendar items to [email protected]. If possible, please forward submissions within the email or in a Word document. LEADING OFF Delaware Sea Grant has been selected to be one of 11 groups nationwide to participate in a national cleanup of discarded fishing gear. This is an effort to clean …

Food Bank

Delaware Food Bank opens new Milford facility

Terry RogersCulture, Headlines

The Food Bank of Delaware new 71,000-square-foot Milford Branch was officially opened with a ribbon cutting by the employee who had worked there the longest. Delaware dignitaries looked on as Frank Coverdale cut the ribbon as dignitaries watched during a brisk Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The ceremony capped a nearly three-year project to build a new facility to enhance …

Veterans home Home of the Brave

Veterans home’s plea for food, supplies sparks welcome aid

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

A Facebook post asking for help with supplies for Home of the Brave in Milford has given the Veterans transitional residence some relief, but officials there hope for more to restock their cabinets and get them through the holidays and into 2024. The post on Delaware Free Stuff (Angels Among Us) asked for everyday housekeeping supplies, food items and side …

Animal shelters to receive grant funding

Bill would set up review of nonprofit grant requests

Sam HautGovernment, Headlines

A bill that would create a new committee to oversee nonprofit grant requests for state appropriations was unanimously voted out of the House Administration committee Wednesday. The state spends a substantial amount of money on aiding nonprofits with projects and programs. Last year’s $69.4 million grant-in-aid package included more than $14 million to paramedic program operations, $6.3 million for neighborhood …

The 2023 edition of DoMore24 raised less cash

DoMore24 final tally: $2.3 million for state nonprofits

Sam HautCulture, Headlines

DoMore24 Delaware raised $2,371,592 from more than 15,000 donations from across the state and the country. That’s down slightly from last year’s nearly $2.7 million in donations, but a 25% jump in the number of donors from around 12,000 last year. Jennifer Saienni, director of nonprofit engagement at Spur Impact, who sponsor the event along with United Way of Delaware, …

DoMore24 Junior League of Wilmington Stand Up. Period.

DoMore24 starts tonight; help nonprofits you like raise $$$

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

Note: A version of this story ran last week If there’s a Delaware nonprofit you like, your donation to it today and tomorrow could help the organization win prize or matching money to stretch budgets. DoMore24 Delaware returns at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 2, and ends at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 3. In those 24 hours, 500 Delaware nonprofits …

DoMore24 Junior League of Wilmington Stand Up. Period.

DoMore24: Your chance to help nonprofits you like

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

If there’s a Delaware nonprofit you like, your donation to it next week could help the organizations win prize or matching money to stretch their budgets. DoMore24 Delaware returns at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 2, and ends at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 3. In those 24 hours, 500 Delaware nonprofits will welcome contributions and also be entered into a …