Friday, April 26, 2013
Ride On passengers get a free ride in exchange for a non-perishable food item or children’s item.
As part of the 2013 launch of Ride On's annual "Give and Ride" program, Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett joined Manna Food Center Executive Director Minerva Delgado on Thursday to urge residents to make donations to the food drive. As part of the program, Ride On passengers get a free ride in exchange for a non-perishable food item or children’s item. Others can participate in the food drive by giving their donations to any Ride On bus driver or by sending contributions directly to Manna. Disposable diapers, formula, baby or toddler food and juice are especially useful to families in need. Leggett helped distribute food to Manna clients during his visit.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Tell us what this holiday means to you and how you will celebrate?
Monday, Jan. 21, is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. For some, the national holiday honoring the prominent civil rights activist is a time to give back and serve the community, be it through removing graffiti or picking up litter in a local park. For others, it’s an opportunity to educate themselves about King and his life's work. And for others, it’s a time to just kick back and enjoy the prolonged weekend. In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a countywide food drive to benefit Gaithersburg's Manna Food Center will be conducted at 27 Giant Food locations in Montgomery County on Saturday, Jan. 19, and Sunday, Jan. 20. Groups are encouraged to “adopt a store” for one or both days to help Manna collect food donations. More information about …
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
The program would take food that would otherwise be thrown away and redistributes it to people in need.
Gaithersburg-based nonprifits Nourish Now and Manna Food Center were among the regional organizations represented in a work group that will study the costs and logistics for a countywide "food recovery program." In October, Montgomery County Councilwoman Valerie Ervin (D-Dist 5) proposed the idea, which would redistribute would-be wasted food to people in need. The concept gained momentum Tuesday when the County Council approved a work group to study costs and logistics for a food recovery program. Ervin said the idea was inspired by the work of two University of Maryland students. Maryland's program, called the Food Recovery Network, collects unused food from events like football games and alumni parties, and redistributes the food to …
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Did you attend the store's Wildwood Shopping Center opening benefit?
The new Bethesda location of Chop’t Creative Salad Company opened with a nod to the season’s charitable giving, raising hundreds of dollars for the county’s largest food distribution center. More than 700 customers turned out to the store’s Wildwood Shopping Center opening, Nov. 14, featuring free food in exchange for a $2 donation to the Manna Food Center, according to Allison Anderson, development organizer for the charity group. The five-hour promotion raised a total of $1,504, directly benefiting Montgomery County’s main food bank, she said. “At one point, the [Chop’t general manager] told me they were making three salads a minute; over 300 in the first hour and a half,” Anderson said. “The line was out the door all afternoon and they …
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Montgomery County's largest food distribution center is collecting Thanksgiving turkeys until 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 20.
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Thursday, November 15, 2012
Manna Food Center — Montgomery County's largest food distribution center — is lending a helping hand to more than 300 families in need during Thanksgiving week. The Gaithersburg-based food center will provide 70 pounds of emergency food assistance and donated turkeys to the community, Manna announced Wednesday. Community members can drop off turkey donations to Manna — located at 9311 Gaither Road in Gaithersburg — before 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 20, and they will be passed out to families in need. “The community is instrumental in serving our clients throughout the holiday season and during the rest of the year," Manna Executive Director Minerva Delgado said in a statement. "Hunger doesn’t take a holiday, and families will still need our …
Sunday, October 7, 2012
The Oct. 21 festival will spotlight the cultures of four of Montgomery County's largest immigrant populations--from China, India, El Salvador and Ethiopia.
WHEATON—The World of Montgomery Festival returns to Wheaton in a few weeks, but with new life breathed into it. The World of Montgomery Festival is scheduled from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, in the large parking lot at Grandview Avenue and Reedie Drive. The festival began in 2008, but lack of funding resulted in no festival in 2010. In 2011, the festival came back, featuring a health fair and projects coordinated by the Montgomery County Volunteer Center. In addition to the ethnic food, music and dance performances from years past, this year's festival will highlight the cultures of four large immigrant populations in Montgomery County. The county partnered with the Kid International Discovery Museum to create an International Village…
Thursday, October 4, 2012
County officials joined Manna Food Center in Gaithersburg for the unveiling of three new food trucks.
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Thursday, October 4, 2012
Manna Food Center debuted its new trucks Wednesday evening. Trucks measure almost twice the size of some of Manna’s older fleet and have the ability to keep the refrigeration running while the engine is off, saving gas and reducing pollution as the trucks make stops across the county. Josh Rales, of the RFI Foundation, who created the truck challenge last year, told attendees to “be the spark” in the community and help neighbors succeed, Manna spokeswoman Allison Anderson told Patch. Read the full story on Manna's new trucks.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Manna will debut its three new food trucks Wednesday evening. The new trucks measure almost twice the size of some of Manna’s older fleet.
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Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Gaithersburg's Manna Food Center, the largest food bank in Montgomery County, has three new ways to keep the food coming. Manna will debut its three new food trucks Wednesday evening. The new trucks measure almost twice the size of some of Manna’s older fleet, according to a news release. “The amount of food distributed each year has grown substantially, and our smaller trucks just couldn’t keep up. We needed a way to bring in more food more efficiently,” former Manna Food Center Executive Director Kim Damion said in a statement. The large, diesel vehicles have the ability to keep the refrigeration running while the engine is off, saving gas and reducing pollution as the trucks make stops across the county, according to Manna. Manna's …
Friday, September 7, 2012
Comptroller Peter Franchot will volunteer at Gaithersburg's Manna Food Center to honor the memory of the Sept. 11, 2001 tragedy and launch his "Economic Listening Tour."
Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot will make a special appearance as a volunteer at Gaithersburg's Manna Food Center Tuesday to honor the memory of the Sept. 11, 2001, tragedy. Franchot's visit also kicks off his "Economic Listening Tour," according to a news release. As part of the tour, the Comptroller will hear from Manna's staff and discuss the impact of the economic downturn on the services they provide. The Comptroller will travel throughout the state to hear directly from businesses, organizations and individuals about economic conditions throughout Maryland as part of the tour. Franchot will be joined Tuesday by Minerva Delgado, Executive Director of Manna Food Center, along with state and local elected officials.
arthur jones
1:01 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013
Every year on his birthday in a city some where a black person dies or a black person kills another black person for no reason at all.....I think about m.l.king alot and I know he wouldn't like today's people cause I love my people but at times can't stand to hear the stupid things they do.....sagging, ,, killing at a young age,,,, have four different baby's daddy, ,, ...etc. the list can go on I… more ›