STAMPING OUT HUNGER
NALC, USPS FOOD DRIVE SETS RECORD
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| Tipp City, OH, Letter Carrier Rex Bradley during the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. |
The annual National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, held May 8 in partnership with the Postal Service, collected a record 77.1 million pounds of non-perishable food. The results of the event easily eclipsed the previous record, set last year, of 73.4 million pounds.
“For 18 years, the Postal Service has stood proudly with the NALC to help Stamp Out Hunger in America,” said PMG Jack Potter. “Our carriers have demonstrated once again that service to the community doesn’t end at the mailbox. The Postal Service’s commitment to this worthy cause has never been greater.”
Stamp Out Hunger — the nation’s largest one-day food drive — annually collects non-perishable food to help more than 35 million people, including 12 million children, who face hunger every day in America.
Despite a continued downturn in the economy, Americans boosted their donations, increasing the 18-year total to more than 1 billion pounds. “This year’s record achievement in food donations collected by our carriers demonstrates the generosity of our customers and the determination of our employees to come to the aid of fellow Americans in need,” said Potter.
