National "Stamp Out Hunger" Food Drive - Saturday May 10

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https://postalemployeenetwork.com/news/2025/05/06/national-stamp-out-hunger-food-drive-saturday-may-10/

Saturday, May 10, will mark the 33rd anniversary of the National Association of Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.

Letter carriers are in the communities they serve every day and often come face-to-face with a sad reality for far too many: hunger.

Each year on the second Saturday in May, letter carriers across the country collect non-perishable food donations from customers, going directly to local food pantries to provide food to people who need the help.

Food banks and pantries often receive most of their donations during the winter holiday season. By springtime, many pantries are depleted, entering the summer low on supplies at a time when many school breakfast and lunch programs are not available to children in need.

Participating is simple. Just leave non-perishable food donations in a bag by your mailbox on Saturday, May 10, and your letter carrier will do the rest.

Customers are encouraged to verify food collections with their letter carrier or by entering their delivery ZIP Code here for local NALC Branch coverage in their area. If the search tool does not return any results, please contact your local Post Office or email [e-mail].

[SheltieLover]

1. Kick!

Ty for sharing! I didn't know about this. Love it!

[NoRethugFriends]

2. Trump/Musk haven't tried to cancel it?

[WhiskeyGrinder]

3. Not every community is participating in this, as Letter Carriers are overworked as it is and volunteers are hard

to come by. Check with your local union to see if they're participating. If not, make a cash donation to the food shelf to help them get through the summer.

[underpants]

4. Thanks for the heads up.

[Midnight Writer]

5. More important than ever in light of Trump's cuts to our social safety nets.

Feeding its people seems to me the least a functioning government can do, but what do I know?

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6. kick

[Raine]

7. I gave up, they never collected it here. ☹ nt

[question everything]

8. Sorry about that. We usually get a postcard in the mail box a few days earlier alerting us

[GoodRaisin]

9. K&R

[Kingofalldems]

10. Kick.

[Meowmee]

11. Thanks for reminding me...

I just got a card about it but did not realize it was tomorrow. I also missed a doc appointment thinking it was next week.