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DSU gets a $1 million grant from Longwood
The Longwood Foundationawarded $1 million to Delaware State University to support the university’s acquisition of Wesley College. The award will support ongoing transition costs, including personnel and a comprehensive plan for aligning the two institutions’ academic programs.
The university announced plans last summer to acquire Wesley College and is currently moving toward completing the transaction by July 2021. The deal has several contingencies attached to it, including approval from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the regional accrediting body for both institutions.
“In the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic and all its inherent uncertainties, as well as the continued unrest in our country over systemic racism, there is a case to be made that a University like ours should focus its attention on navigating a rapidly changing American landscape,” said President Dr. Tony Allen. “That is pr
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Perdue Farms,as part of its “Delivering Hope to Our Neighbors” hunger-relief initiative, has invested in a new “repack room” at the Food Bank of Delawaresite south of Newark to help provide additional protein and other nutritious food to Delawareans who face food insecurity and reduce food waste.
A $100,000 grant will allow 1,216-square-foot food-processing space w to receive bulk containers of protein that can then be converted to consumer-friendly, retail-size portions.
Perdue Farms $100,000 Grant Helps Fund New “Repack Room” At Food Bank of Delaware and Reduce Food Waste
Salisbury-based Perdue Farms, which has processing operations in Delaware, is partnering with the Food Bank of Delaware in ananimal protein pilot project to enable the organization to develop the methodology and processes to effectively repack protein and distribute it out to food insecure Delawareans.