Montgomery Community Media

Ride On bus passengers can help needy families and receive a free bus ride by donating canned or nonperishable food during Ride On’s annual food drive. The food drive, started by a group of bus drivers over 20 years ago, goes from Sunday, April 22, through Saturday April 28, 2012. During the week, food collection […]

County Executive Isiah Leggett joined Manna Food Center Executive Director Minerva Delgado on April 25 to urge residents to participate in the upcoming “Give and Ride” food drive from April 28 through May 4. Ride On bus passengers can help needy families and ride free by donating canned or nonperishable food during Montgomery County Department […]

Although I’ve been at Manna for nearly 2 years now, I still get looks of confusion or surprise when I tell people I work at a food bank. Because I am a dietitian, folks anticipate that I will describe my work at a local hospital or private practice or maybe even directing a school cafeteria.  […]

Join Manna Food Center and the Social Media Club of Gaithersburg at Growlers of Gaithersburg on Tuesday, April 16 for a good time, good deals, and a food drive for Manna! It’s FourSquare day, brought to you by the Social Media Club of Gaithersburg. Check in to Growler’s and join the party at 5:30pm. Bring […]

The Montgomery County Muslim Foundation (MCMF) is holding the second half of their food drive this weekend at local Giant Food stores! Last weekend brought in thousands of pounds of food for Manna, and we hope this weekend will be even more of a success. Last year, the MCMF brought in over 10,000 pounds of […]

Montgomery County Media is putting together a great look at a day in the life of Montgomery County. Our photos will be on the MyMCMedia’s main page, but here’s a peek at a day in the life of Manna: From food gathered at grocery stores, sorted by volunteers, packed into boxes, and distributed to clients! […]

Have you ever wadded up a ten dollar bill and thrown it in the trash or taken a handful of quarters and tossed them down the garbage disposal?  Of course not, or at least not intentionally. How about some yogurt that was just past it’s sell by date or an apple that was slightly moldy […]

Tomorrow, April 3, join Manna at Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant, 200 E. Middle Ln., Rockville at 6 p.m. to celebrate their newest beer: the Maibock Lager. Gordon Biersch is a long-time supporter of Manna, and will be tapping this special new brew to benefit us. Manna volunteers and Gordon Biersch staff will be on hand […]

Here at Manna, we continue to see more clients than ever. This month already, we’ve served over 3,200 families – and we still have a few days left in the shortest month of the year! Last year, we averaged 3,400 families a month; in 2013, we expect that to be closer to 3,600 or 3,700 […]

This morning Manna Food Center was proud to invite our partner agencies, donors, volunteers, and county community members to the Bohrer Park Activity Center in Gaithersburg in commemoration of  our organization’s 30th anniversary. Though the symposium did highlight the great work of Manna Food Center and so many of its partner organizations over the past […]