Mail carriers' food drive is TODAY!!!!

[The Blue Flower]

This food drive is a major help to your local food bank/pantry. All you need to do is place some nonperishables into a bag and leave it out at your mailbox. The wonderful postal carrier who serves you will do the rest. Please donate!

[oldandhappy]

1. This is easy, please help!

[CurtEastPoint]

2. Thanks for reminding me. I like it when the whole country experiences something good at once.

[Arkansas Granny]

3. I've got my bag set out for the carrier to pick up.

[patricia92243]

4. Mine is set out. Perfectly good food - but hubby won't eat it. Happy

that someone will use it.

[MrsMatt]

5. Thanks for the reminder!

I had the filled bag sitting on the dining room table; just put it out on the step.

[FLPanhandle]

6. Thanks and done! nt

[lonestarnot]

7. Yeah! Thank you PO!

[Esse Quam Videri]

8. Thanks for posting

We're going through our pantry right now

[planetc]

9. I put mine in the box yesterday. The box is locked, except to the postperson.

And while I'm on the subject, I have been leaving small boxes of chocolates in the mailbox every year just before Christmas. When I get a package delivered to the door, the postman wishes me a great day very warmly. I have no idea whether the chocolate contributes to his attitude, but it's always a pleasant encounter.

[lastever]

10. IT'S TODAY?

OMG OMG

[LiberalElite]

22. I read your first post

and this one. I see a trend...

[Sophiegirl]

11. Done!

And kicked.

[silverweb]

12. Thanks for the reminder!

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]I had the bag sitting here to remind me, as well, but your post prodded me to get it filled and ready now before the day gets busy!

[Separation]

13. I'm to cynical for this.

I take mine directly to the local church here (they are the food bank here). I always imagine somebody else rooting through and picking out the good stuff and leaving the banged up and mystery can cans. 😜😜

[AngryOldDem]

15. Most likely these cans would be discarded anyway if they looked suspicious.

But still, good on ya for donating.

I need to get back to volunteering at a food bank.

[Separation]

16. Of course they would :)

It was a tongue in cheek comment.

[AngryOldDem]

17. Sorry. I'm a little humor-challenged these day.

[Separation]

19. Nah

It's just the Internet and the in-personalless(sp?)(even a word?)

Now get back to work!!!😜😜

[AngryOldDem]

14. Did it first thing this morning.

As usual, it's the only one out on the cul-de-sac. I wish I could get people to see just how important this is, especially heading into summer.

Years ago I volunteered at a food pantry and one thing that will always stay with me was the day when we had a higher number of people than usual show up one summer day. By the end of the morning we were just about out of food and we were actually putting handfuls of soy sauce packs in grocery bags. I felt absolutely horrible.

Hunger is year-round, not just during the holidays. I salute the postal service for doing this every year at this time.

[mrmpa]

32. Don't know if you know your neighbors..........

if you do, knock on their door and tell them about the drive.

About 10 years ago, my nephews, brothers knew the Scouting Drive was coming up. They were 15 and 11. They always did odd jobs and between them they had about $25. They asked me to take them to Aldis, where they bought soup, canned vegetables, rice, pasta other assorted dry items and 2 cases of water, they gave it all to the Boy Scouts.

Neither of them were ever involved in the Scouting programs.

[dragonlady]

56. Years ago I heard why they do this in May

It seems that mail carriers, being out in the community so much, noticed that too many mothers were having a hard time being able to feed their children. So they decided to have a food drive and scheduled it for the second Saturday in May to coincide with Mother's Day.

[florida08]

18. yes

Hope they come soon. Kinda hot in FL

[MissDeeds]

20. My bag is on the porch

I wish we could do it twice a year.

[blondie58]

21. Thanks for the reminder!

As a retired Carrier, i will never forget the Comment from a food Pantry Employee.

She Told me that their 'clientele' Had changed. It is now the Working poor who need our help.
Thanks to everyone who helps out. You're Helping real people.

[LiberalElite]

23. I never donated to this particular

food collection before because I live in an apt. building. To tell the truth, I'm often concerned that someone will steal the donation if it's unattended. This time I'm donating and attaching the bag to my mailbox with a note. The mail carrier will be here within a few hours and the odds of anyone entering the mailroom before then are slim. Plus if anyone not actually needy takes my donation, it's their bad karma, not mine.

[Skittles]

53. I left some cans in my apt mail slot

I got six nice-sized cans in there

[LiberalElite]

54. I couldn't fit more than a couple Fancy Feast cat food cans in there so,

I taped the bag to the outside.

[Skittles]

55. lawdie

you have.....one tiny mailbox

[stage left]

24. i've got mine at the mailbox.

[KPN]

25. Thanks for the notices on this. Great event. Done.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

26. The mail man just collected mine.

In exchange, he left me a bill from the electric company.

[Jackie Wilson Said]

27. kick

[1monster]

28. I just loaded up two bags of canned goods. The mail carrier bag ripped!

I tried to put one bag in my mailbox and the (plastic) mail box pole tried to buckle. Sigh.

So I doubled bagged the goods, sat them on the ground in front of the mail box and placed signs on either side of the box saying "Food Drive Bags" with a hand pointing toward the ground.

It's freakin' hot out there and now I'm exhausted.

I thought that it was impossible to destroy energy. What I want to know is what ever happened to the energy of my youth? Where has it gone?

[Silver_Witch]

35. If you find that answer you will be rich.

I remember working two jobs, doing housework, playing with my and son and still having time to dance!!

[mrmpa]

29. Put mine in the mailroom last night.......

my 86 year old mother & 63 year old brother are both retired from the Post Office. I know this drive every year brings a smile to my mom's lips.

A couple of years ago we were going to be out of town the weekend of the drive. We left a bag with our neighbors down the hall to leave in the mailroom for us.

[niyad]

30. already set out, but thank you for the reminder!! may they groan under the weight

of donations!!

but, wouldn't it be great if we didn't actually need food banks and these kinds of donation drives? what a wonderful world it would be.

[Silver_Witch]

34. Merry Meet My Friend....from your lips

...to the Goddess' ears!

[niyad]

36. Merry Meet, indeed.

So Mote It Be.

[GoCubsGo]

31. Been watching for the mail truck...

The bag is packed, and I'll put it out when I see the truck coming up my street. Don't want to put it out too soon, because I don't trust the people in my neighborhood to leave it alone.

[Silver_Witch]

33. Thanks for the reminder!!!

I just put two big bags of food outside for our carrier - hope he has a good back! I think I might be a food horder.

[4139]

37. The mail carrier didn't pick up my two bags

[MissDeeds]

47. That happened to us one year

We just took them to the post office the following Monday and they took care of it, but of course we live in a smaller city, under 25k. Not sure how they would handle it in a larger place.

[dragonlady]

57. Our post office has a barrel in the lobby for donations

You might able to drop them off at yours if they aren't picked up on Monday as someone else indicated.

[wisteria]

38. Did my part!

[Orrex]

39. Thanks for the reminder! K/R!

I dropped ours off at the post office since I was over there anyway, and I didn't want to weigh down our carrier.

A great cause, and it's so easy to contribute--everyone should do it!

[MindPilot]

40. Is pet food OK?

I added a can of dog food to the other items and then thought someone might take that the wrong way.

[DonRedwood]

45. Our local food bank has a pet food area

So there is a hungry pet who will appreciate your kindness!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

41. Oh, thanks for the reminder!

I have some things I want to donate.

I would have missed it except for your very timely post!

[avebury]

42. I put out two bags this morning.

They were still there after the mailman brought be a mail. And they were talking about the food drive on one of the local TV stations this morning. I don't know if the message was given to all of the carriers.

[DonRedwood]

44. They might drive by and grab it at the end of their route.

[avebury]

52. It is now 7:08 PM and the bags are still on the porch.

I sent an email to the Regional Food Bank telling them what happened and that I wonder how much food they lost out of because of postal carriers who failed to live up to their commitments to this event. I can tell you that I won't particiapte again. I would rather focus on animal related issues.

[pinboy3niner]

49. They will be picking up missed donations on Monday. nt

[DonRedwood]

43. I put mine out yesterday.... The mail carrier appreciates that!

I put mine out a day or two early, that way she doesn't have to carry all those cans in one day. :0)

Each time I go shopping I buy one or two canned items of high protein food that I don't eat (very often chili or canned meat). That is my donation pile. In a pinch (natural disaster--sudden unemployment) they could be my emergency food but so far no disasters and I just keep cycling the food out through the mail carrier and Cub Scout food drives. But that way I always have more nutritious food to give out. Otherwise all they would get is canned pineapple and green beans....pretty much the only canned food I buy.

[MissDeeds]

48. That is an excellent idea!

I had more items to donate, but was worried about the mail carrier having to lug around a lot of bags with canned food items.

I'll remember that for next year. Thanks!

[a la izquierda]

46. I live in a really poor state, so I'm always happy to participate.

WV has some serious problems. Luckily, in my town, we have a few great charities (Christian Help, non-denom, no preaching, people get all that they need for free).
Thanks for posting!

[Kingofalldems]

50. Nice haul today:

:large

[sorefeet]

51. I took 2 bags to the post office

today and she was happy because she gets credit for how much weight her office collects. I don't know why, it must be a little game between offices. But it's all good.

[rufus dog]

58. My area even got bags delivered by the mail carrier.

Solid bags sponsored by numerous grocery chains in the mailbox on Thursday. Just had to fill it up and walk back to the mail box.

[Bonx]

59. We dropped a bag. Lots of neighbors did also. This one always does well.