USPS: Stamp Out Hunger returns – Pandemic had forced food drive online

May 6, 2022 The Stamp Out Hunger food drive is back. The annual event, which had to move online for the past two years because of the coronavirus pandemic, resumes in-person collection on Saturday, May 14. This year, both options are available: Customers can follow the traditional route and leave bags of nonperishable food items…

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USPS: ‘Stamp Out Hunger’ online food drive now underway

Stamp Out Hunger will occur online this year, beginning this week. The annual campaign traditionally allows Postal Service employees to collect food donations that are then distributed to food banks and pantries. The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) organizes the drive, which is usually held on the second Saturday of May, but this year’s…

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NALC: “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive is May 9, 2020

Save the date! Saturday, May 9, 2020 — it has a nice ring to it. Whether you’re new to the drive, have been with us since the beginning or are somewhere in between, thanks and congratulations are in order. You work day in and day out to create the trust we enjoy with our customers….

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Letter Carriers’ ‘Stamp Out Hunger’ Food Drive is on Saturday, May 14, 2016

2016 Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Letter carriers, start your Food Drive engines! by Community and Membership Outreach Coordinator Pam Donato From the January 2016 Postal Record: Our Letter Carriers’ “Stamp Out Hunger”¼ Food Drive has officially kicked off, as a letter from President Rolando has been sent to every NALC branch president in the…

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APWU endorses NALC’s 23rd annual “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive

Web News Article #: 093-2015 05/05/2015 – The American Postal Workers Union endorses the 23rd annual National Association of Letter Carriers’ “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive, taking place Saturday, May 9. “I urge every APWU member to make a generous donation,” said APWU President Mark Dimondstein. “Unions are based on a spirit of generosity –…

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Letter Carriers Continue A 23-Year Tradition Of Working To “STAMP OUT HUNGER”

1-in-7 Americans need food assistance including, 7 million seniors, over 1 million veterans, and 12 million children. The National Association of Letter Carriers continue to help feed those in our local communities who need assistance holding the nations largest annual one day food drive, on May 9th. On Saturday May 9th Letter Carriers will be…

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Video: 2015 Letter Carriers’ ‘Stamp Out Hunger’ Food Drive

Published on Feb 13, 2015 On Saturday, May 9, thousands of the U.S. Postal Service’s letter carriers—with generous help from countless volunteers—will conduct the 23rd annual “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive, the largest one-day food drive in America. Letter carriers visit every address in America at least six days a week, so we are acutely…

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The NALC Food Drive is in The Bag – A Letter Carrier’s Personal Thoughts on the 2014 Version

Early returns for the 2014 version of the NALC (National Association of Letter Carriers) food drive appear to be a mixed bag. I would excuse myself by saying pardon the pun, but in this case the bags seemed to make the difference, and from one letter carrier’s purely anecdotal perspective the drop off in sponsorship…

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