The National Association of Letter Carriers of the United States Postal Service will conduct Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, the country's largest one-day food drive, on Saturday, May 14.
Customers leave a donation of non-perishable food items next to their mailbox before the delivery of the mail on Saturday, May 14.
More than 200,000 letter carriers will collect these food donations on that day as they deliver mail along their routes, and distribute them to local food banks, pantries, shelters and churches.
People are encouraged to leave a sturdy bag containing non-perishable foods, such as canned soup, canned vegetables, canned meats and fish, pasta, rice or cereal. A drive-in location will be held at the Franklin Fire Department.
"Letter carriers are a part of every neighborhood in the nation," NALC President Fredric Rolando said, "and we see the growing need for food assistance in our communities. On Saturday, May 14, NALC invites everyone to participate in the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Together, we can help stamp out hunger in America."
The traditional food drive is returning this year after a two-year hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic. In 2020 and 2021, it was replaced by NALC's donor drive, in which online donations were collected.
In the 30 years since it began, the food drive has collected about 1.82 billion pounds of food for struggling residents in 10,000 cities and towns in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam. The food donations stay in each community, going to help local residents.
Additional information is available online at https://www.nalc.org/community-service/food-drive.
Customers leave a donation of non-perishable food items next to their mailbox before the delivery of the mail on Saturday, May 14.
More than 200,000 letter carriers will collect these food donations on that day as they deliver mail along their routes, and distribute them to local food banks, pantries, shelters and churches.
People are encouraged to leave a sturdy bag containing non-perishable foods, such as canned soup, canned vegetables, canned meats and fish, pasta, rice or cereal. A drive-in location will be held at the Franklin Fire Department.
"Letter carriers are a part of every neighborhood in the nation," NALC President Fredric Rolando said, "and we see the growing need for food assistance in our communities. On Saturday, May 14, NALC invites everyone to participate in the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Together, we can help stamp out hunger in America."
The traditional food drive is returning this year after a two-year hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic. In 2020 and 2021, it was replaced by NALC's donor drive, in which online donations were collected.
In the 30 years since it began, the food drive has collected about 1.82 billion pounds of food for struggling residents in 10,000 cities and towns in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam. The food donations stay in each community, going to help local residents.
Additional information is available online at https://www.nalc.org/community-service/food-drive.
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