First State Times

Delaware State Chamber of Commerce issued the following announcement on Oct. 22

DART today announced their 23rd year of partnering with the Food Bank of Delaware for the annual “Stuff The Bus” Thanksgiving Food Drive, with a goal of collecting 20 tons of non-perishable food for Delawareans in need of food assistance. We are looking for the public’s help to achieve the goal.

“Stuff The Bus” will be collecting food at seven sites throughout the State. The site locations, collection dates, and times are:

Monday, November 9: NEW Safeway, 19283 Coastal Highway, Rehoboth, 9 AM - 4 PM

Tuesday, November 10: Walmart, 939 N. DuPont Blvd., Milford, 8 AM - 6 PM AND

Safeway, 190 John Hunn Brown Rd., (Corner of S. Bay Rd. at S. Little Creek Rd.) Dover, 8 AM - 6 PM

Wednesday, November 11: ShopRite of First State Plaza, 1600 W. Newport Pike, Stanton, 9 AM - 4 PM

Thursday, November 12: Rodney Square, Market Street side, Wilmington, 7 AM - 5 PM

Friday, November 13: ShopRite of Brandywine Commons, 1300 Rocky Run Parkway, Wilmington, 9 AM - 4 PM

Saturday, November 14: ShopRite of Four Seasons, 700 Plaza Dr., Newark, 9 AM - 4 PM

As part of our annual food drive, we’ll have live radio broadcasts; come out to meet the stations’ deejays on:

Monday, November 9: Safeway in Rehoboth - Delaware 105.9 will broadcast live from 11 AM – 1 PM and The Vault 103.5/106.1 will be live from 2 PM – 4 PM

Tuesday, November 10: Walmart in Milford - The Chicken 101.3 from 6 AM – 6 PM

Tuesday, November 10: Safeway in Dover – EAGLE 97.7 from 6 AM – 6 PM

Wednesday, November 11: ShopRite of First State Plaza – WSTW 93.7 will be live from 10 AM – 2 PM

Friday, November 13: ShopRite of Brandywine Commons - WJBR will broadcast live from 11 AM – 1 PM

Saturday, November 14: ShopRite of Four Seasons - WJBR from 11 AM – 1 PM

DART also encourages the public to donate directly to the Food Bank of Delaware, if they are unable to visit any of the “Stuff The Bus” collection sites. For more information on donating food, contact the Food Bank at 302-292-1305, or visit their website at www.FBD.org.

About the Food Bank of Delaware

The Food Bank of Delaware is a nonprofit agency committed to ending hunger in Delaware. According to the Food Bank, over 121,800 Delawareans, including more than 38,600 children, are food insecure and due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s anticipated an additional 50,000 Delawareans will struggle with hunger.

Original source can be found here.