Letter Carriers Plan Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive

May 5, 2015

On Saturday, letter carriers will join forces to help Stamp Out Hunger in our community. In its 23rd year, the annual food drive has grown to be the largest national single-day effort that benefits millions of Americans who struggle to put food on the table.

Residents are encouraged to leave a sturdy bag of non-perishable foods, such as canned soup, canned vegetables, pasta, rice or cereal next to their mailbox prior to their regular mail delivery on Saturday, May 9. Escambia and Santa Rosa letter carriers will collect food donations for local food banks including the Bay Area Food Bank and Manna Food Pantries. Last year, organizations received a total of 159,625 pounds of food from the community during the food drive.

“This is a critical food drive because it comes at a time when donations are typically low and the need  has increased,” said DeDe Flounlacker, Manna Food Pantries’ executive director. “During the school year, many children get a healthy meal through the free or reduced breakfast and lunch programs. During the summer, those programs aren’t available. The generous donations from the community allow us to provide nutritious food to hungry families and children throughout the summer months.”

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One Response to “Letter Carriers Plan Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive”

  1. tracy on May 5th, 2015 1:11 pm

    Atmore carriers participate also!. All food collected goes to the Atmore Christian Care Ministry (:

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