Staff Writer
For the 15th year, local postal workers are joining letter carriers across the nation on Saturday, May 10, to collect food in an effort to help stamp out hunger.
“Letter carriers nationwide will join forces to help stamp out hunger by collecting non-perishable food items and delivering them to local community food banks, pantries and shelters across the country,” stated Leisha Palmore-Drummond, in a statement on behalf of the United States Postal Service. This year’s food drive is a collaborated effort of the U.S. Postal Service, the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), the Campbell Soup Company and Second Harvest. On May 10, individuals interested in taking part in the event are asked to leave non-perishable food items near their mailbox for their letter carriers to collect.
“This is a nationwide effort,” said Palmore-Drummond.
According to statistics provided by the USPS, an estimated 35 million people are at risk of hunger in America, including 12 million children. Since 1993, the Postal Service and the NALC have partnered on this campaign to stamp out hunger.
“It has grown to become the world’s largest, single-day food drive, collecting more than three-quarters of a billion pounds of food since its inception,” added Palmore-Drummond.
