Stamp Out Hunger

This Saturday, May 11th is the date for this year's Stamp Out Hunger food drive. This drive is the single largest single-day drive and over a billion pounds of food since its start in 1993. The National Association of Letter Carriers collected over 74 million pounds of food last year and hopes to do even better this year. You can help! To participate, just leave a bag of non-perishable food items out by your mailbox for your carrier to collect on May 11th. That means things like canned and boxed goods, pasta, rice and peanut butter. I don't know how much easier it can get to help people. You don't have to do anything but put stuff in a bag and leave it by the mailbox. Just call your post office to see if they are participating. According to the FAQ, don't worry if the food isn't collected on Saturday. They'll also pick up on Monday. Thanks to the hard-working and love-giving mail carriers for doing all the work!