Help Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger on May 10

Nation’s Largest Food Drive Helps Millions of Americans in Need

Letter carriers in North Florida will join their counterparts nationwide to help Stamp Out Hunger in their communities and around the nation. Letter carriers will be collecting non-perishable food items Saturday, May 10, during the 16th annual National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Food Drive.

Letter carriers will collect the food items and deliver them to local community food banks, pantries and shelters. This annual food drive is the nation's largest annual single-day food drive.

Food items needed include canned soup, canned vegetables, rice, pasta, cereal or other non-perishable food.

Simply leave a sturdy bag containing non-perishable foods next to your mailbox prior to the time of regular mail delivery on May 10. Food items should be in non-breakable containers, such as boxes and cans.

"Hunger remains a daily challenge for millions of people in our country. An estimated four percent of Americans-many of them children-are forced to skip meals, eat too little, or even go without food for an entire day," said Postmaster General John E. Potter. "We welcome the opportunity to help in the fight against hunger."