{"id":21210,"date":"2026-02-17T01:46:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T06:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/delaware-farm-bureau-womens-group-feeds-hungry-honors-fallen-heroes\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T01:46:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T06:46:00","slug":"delaware-farm-bureau-womens-group-feeds-hungry-honors-fallen-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/delaware-farm-bureau-womens-group-feeds-hungry-honors-fallen-heroes\/","title":{"rendered":"Delaware Farm Bureau Women&#8217;s Group Feeds Hungry, Honors Fallen Heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771310760179.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771310760179.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771310760179.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771310760179.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The Delaware Farm Bureau Women&#8217;s Committee made a significant impact in their community this past December through two meaningful initiatives focused on helping those in need and remembering fallen heroes.<\/p><p>During the Delaware Farm Bureau&#8217;s annual convention last month, the women&#8217;s group organized a food drive that resulted in collecting 100 pounds of canned food items. Convention participants were asked to bring non-perishable goods, which the committee then delivered to the Food Bank of Delaware to help address local hunger issues.<\/p><p>The women&#8217;s organization also maintained their annual commitment to the Wreaths Across America initiative, a nationwide program that places commemorative wreaths on veterans&#8217; graves during the holiday season. On December 13, members of the committee traveled to the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery located in Millsboro, where they placed wreaths to pay tribute to service members who have passed away.<\/p><p>Community involvement remains a central mission for the Delaware Farm Bureau Women&#8217;s Committee. Those interested in joining their efforts can reach out to Mollie Lynch or contact the Delaware Farm Bureau State Office by calling 302-697-3183.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Delaware Farm Bureau Women&#8217;s Committee collected 100 pounds of canned food for local food banks during their December convention. The group also participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Millsboro to honor deceased service members.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":21209,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[862,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agriculture","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771310760179.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-5w6","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":21224,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/delaware-farm-bureau-claims-triple-crown-at-national-convention-for-third-year-running\/","url_meta":{"origin":21210,"position":0},"title":"Delaware Farm Bureau Claims Triple Crown at National Convention for Third Year Running","author":"Admin","date":"February 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Delaware Farm Bureau dominated awards at the American Farm Bureau Federation Convention in California, capturing multiple top honors for the third consecutive year. 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