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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums22nd annual USPS Stamp Out Hunger food drive tomorrow, Saturday, May 10
Don't forget!
Every second Saturday in May, letter carriers in more than 10,000 cities and towns across America collect the goodness and compassion of their postal customers, who participate in the NALC Stamp Out Hunger National Food Drive the largest one-day food drive in the nation.
Led by letter carriers represented by the National Association of Letter Carriers (AFL-CIO), with help from rural letter carriers, other postal employees and other volunteers, the drive has delivered more than one billion pounds of food the past 20 years.
Carriers collect non-perishable food donations left by mailboxes and in post offices and deliver them to local community food banks, pantries and shelters. Nearly 1,500 NALC branches in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands are involved...
... To donate, just place a box or can of non-perishable food next to your mailbox before your letter carrier delivers mail on the second Saturday in May. The carrier will do the rest. The food is sorted, and delivered to an area food bank or pantry, where it is available for needy families.
http://www.nalc.org/commun/foodrive/
http://about.usps.com/corporate-social-responsibility/nalc-food-drive.htm
blogslut
(38,000 posts)frylock
(34,825 posts)I have a dozen or so cans of tuna going out on the porch tomorrow along with some boxes of mac n cheese.
theHandpuppet
(19,964 posts)My bags are packed and ready.
frylock
(34,825 posts)XRubicon
(2,212 posts)Somehow I wound up with about a dozen cans of tuna, Costco...
XRubicon
(2,212 posts)theHandpuppet
(19,964 posts)ladyVet
(1,587 posts)It's not much, because we're on thin rations ourselves, but there are folks a lot worse off than we are.
theHandpuppet
(19,964 posts)eridani
(51,907 posts)Just filled my mailbox with canned tuna and beef ramen.
lovemydog
(11,833 posts)devils chaplain
(602 posts)I can assure you that the local food banks are very appreciative and are very dependent on this drive to help get them through the year.
Earth_First
(14,910 posts)Please if you can afford it, it takes merely a few minutes to check your pantry...
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Earth_First
(14,910 posts)The FAQ does state that pet food is an acceptable donation item...
theHandpuppet
(19,964 posts)Will do.
gollygee
(22,336 posts)I just put some food out by the mailbox.
Sweet Freedom
(3,995 posts)I had forgotten, but because of your post, there's a whole bag of food sitting at my mailbox!