COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The National Association of Letter Carriers will conduct its 27th annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive next Saturday, May 11.
It’s being called the nation’s largest single-day food drive.
It’s easy to make a donation. Simply leave a bag of nonperishable food items by the mailbox before the letter carrier arrives.
In the days leading up to the food drive, letter carriers will be delivering special bags along with your mail that may be used to make donations.
Food collected by Coldwater letter carriers will be donated to the Branch Area Food Pantry.
Last year’s drive resulted in carriers around the country collecting over 71 million pounds of food.
Since the drive began in 1993, total donations have surpassed 1.6 billion pounds.
While all non-perishable donations are welcome, organizers say foods that are high in protein such as canned tuna, salmon, beans and peanut butter are most needed. Canned fruits and vegetables, whole grain, low sugar cereals, macaroni and cheese dinners and 100% fruit juice also top the list of most needed items.
Do not donate rusty or unlabeled cans, glass containers, perishable items, homemade items, expired items, noncommercial canned or packaged items, alcoholic beverages and soda along with open or used items.
