The Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation Celebrates Former Credit Card Giant MBNA at the Freedom Award
The ceremony included the announcement of the 2022 Reinventing Delaware winner and new partnerships. WILMINGTON, Del. (Sept. 23, 2022) – The legacy of MBNA was [...]
A Look Back at our Previous Reinventing Delaware Winners
As we prepare to announce this year’s Reinventing Delaware winner at the Freedom Award on Sept 22 we want to acknowledge our previous winners: [...]
Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation’s Reinventing Delaware to Announce Winner
The highly anticipated Pete du Pont Freedom Award is back after a one-year delay caused by the pandemic. The foundation will honor former credit card [...]
Meet Adam Stager, TRIC Robotics
We are pleased to introduce Adam Stager, TRIC Robotics as one of our 2022 Reinventing Delaware Finalists. The following interview provides additional information about Mr. [...]
Meet Angela Wagner, Esq. for the Delaware Creative Economy
We are pleased to introduce Angela Wagner, Esq. for the Delaware Creative Economy as one of our 2022 Reinventing Delaware Finalists. The following interview provides [...]
Meet Theo Nix Jr., CEO DWS Drone School
We are pleased to introduce Theo Nix, Jr., CEO of DWS Drone School as one of our 2022 Reinventing Delaware Finalists. The following interview provides [...]
Meet the 2022 E3 New Castle County Cohort
In late April, our New Castle County Regional Council selected ten entrepreneurs to join the next Equitable Entrepreneurial Ecosystem (E3) cohort: Khary DeWitt, Mountaineer Logistics [...]
Dan Freeman Joins PDFF’s Board of Directors
The Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation announces the appointment of University of Delaware educator Dan Freeman to the board of directors. As founding director of [...]
E3 Spotlight: Hx Innovations
Hx Innovations Inc.® joined PDFF's Equitable Entrepreneurial Ecosystem (E3) in 2021. Through E3, the biotechnology startup received an in-kind grant to work with PDFF consultants IA Business Advisors [...]
Governor Pete du Pont Memorial Service
For Immediate Release The du Pont family and the Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation Announces the Pete du Pont Memorial Service and Reception Invites public [...]
E3 SPOTLIGHT: Meet Antinette Watson, Founder & Owner of The Stand De
Antinette Watson, a proud resident of the City of Wilmington, was tired of losing young people, especially young men, to violence in her community. She [...]
Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation Receives $100,000 Grant from Barclays
For Immediate Release Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation Receives $100,000 Grant from Barclays Donation brings the amount Barclays has funded E3 to $400,000 over the [...]
Reinventing Delaware Finalists Announced
WILMINGTON, Del. (Feb. 17, 2022) – The Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation’s Reinventing Delaware program has announced its three finalists, chosen for their innovations [...]
Reinventing Delaware Alumni Spotlight: The Warehouse
Meet Logan Herring of The Warehouse, 2017 Reinventing Delaware Co-Winner Logan Herring, founder of The Warehouse in Wilmington, was one of the winners of the [...]
PDFF Golf Tournament Exceeds Fundraising Goal
The Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation held a charity golf tournament on Monday, August 30th at DuPont Country Club. The event sold out and exceeded [...]
Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation Breaks With Tradition For Its 2021 Freedom Award
Update: This event has been postponed until further notice. Please subscribe to the PDFF e-newsletter to stay up to date on announcements for the new [...]
PDFF Receives $100,000 grant from Bank of America
The Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation (PDFF) has received a $100,000 grant from Bank of America. The grant will support PDFF’s efforts in championing small [...]
Jobs for Delaware Graduates – A Local Idea That Sparked National Change
Forty-three years ago, in 1978, at a time when Delaware had the highest unemployment rate in the United States and the second-highest dropout rate…when the [...]
PDFF Receives $200,000 Grant from Barclays
Grant builds on the $100,000 Barclays committed to launch the Foundation’s Equitable Entrepreneurial Ecosystem (E3) last year WILMINGTON, Del. (June 10, 2021) – The Pete du [...]
PDFF recognizes Covid-19 ‘Heroes’
Pete du Pont once said, “Optimism is driven primarily by the ingenuity and resilience of America’s people.” In 2020, we saw individuals, families, businesses, and [...]