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Seasonal Residents Urged To Leave Food for Drive At Post Offices. Fort Myers, FL – 4/5/2022– Midwest Food Bank of Florida – a volunteer-driven, faith-based not-for-profit organization dedicated to alleviating hunger, malnutrition and providing disaster is collaborating with the National Letter Carrier Association for their annual food drive. After a two-year hiatus, the Letter Carrier Food Drive will be held on Saturday, May 14. Letter carriers in Lee County are gearing up for the 30th annual food drive, the largest single-day food drive in the nation. The “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive is the one day when letter carriers collect non-perishable food that has been left by mailboxes. Summer is coming, school will be out, and the need for food assistance will be greater than ever. Northerners and seasonal residents who are returning home prior to May 14 are encouraged to check their pantries for unopened food items; they may drop off their contributions at any Post Office. Food collected will be distributed by local food banks such as Midwest Food Bank Florida-Fort Myers, and Harry Chapin Food Bank, in addition to food pantries managed by local community agencies. All food collected is distributed to participating agencies at no cost. Virtually any kind of food may be donated in unopened, non-breakable containers. Items especially in need are peanut butter, tuna, rice, beans, and canned meats, fruits, vegetables, and soups. Volunteers are needed to both help letter carriers collect the food and to help sort the food once it has been collected. Information about volunteering will be provided in the near future. For additional information about the Letter Carrier Food Drive, contact Steve Camacho, 239-770-8463, [email protected] Poster attached ###
Seasonal Residents Urged To Leave Food for Drive At Post Offices.
Fort Myers, FL – 4/5/2022– Midwest Food Bank of Florida – a volunteer-driven, faith-based not-for-profit organization dedicated to alleviating hunger, malnutrition and providing disaster is collaborating with the National Letter Carrier Association for their annual food drive.
After a two-year hiatus, the Letter Carrier Food Drive will be held on Saturday, May 14. Letter carriers in Lee County are gearing up for the 30th annual food drive, the largest single-day food drive in the nation. The “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive is the one day when letter carriers collect non-perishable food that has been left by mailboxes.
Summer is coming, school will be out, and the need for food assistance will be greater than ever. Northerners and seasonal residents who are returning home prior to May 14 are encouraged to check their pantries for unopened food items; they may drop off their contributions at any Post Office.
Food collected will be distributed by local food banks such as Midwest Food Bank Florida-Fort Myers, and Harry Chapin Food Bank, in addition to food pantries managed by local community agencies. All food collected is distributed to participating agencies at no cost. Virtually any kind of food may be donated in unopened, non-breakable containers. Items especially in need are peanut butter, tuna, rice, beans, and canned meats, fruits, vegetables, and soups.
Volunteers are needed to both help letter carriers collect the food and to help sort the food once it has been collected. Information about volunteering will be provided in the near future.
For additional information about the Letter Carrier Food Drive, contact Steve Camacho, 239-770-8463, [email protected]
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