Saturday is usually a quiet day – certainly not the day when you’d expect the biggest mail delivery in the world to happen. But Saturday, May 11th, your mail carrier is going to be super busy. The 27th annual Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive happens all across the United States delivering cards to remind you to place food out and the bags to place them in. In addition to delivering your regular letters and mail, USPS letter carriers will be collecting bags of non-perishable foods donated by citizens across the country in America’s largest one-day food drive.
The plan is super simple, and the whole family can get involved and help. On Saturday, May 11th, place a bag (or bags) of non-perishable foods in or by your mailbox. That’s it. Really. Your letter carrier will do the rest of the work, picking up your donation. It will then be delivered to local food pantries right here in St. Lucie County. It’s so simple, you might even say, “It’s all in the bag.” And everyone can get involved, from the tallest to the smallest in the family; everyone can help fill a bag of non-perishable foods to share with others.
Last year, over 70 million pounds of food was collected to help feed families throughout the United States, and every pound collected in St. Lucie County stays right here in St. Lucie County and is distributed through emergency food pantries like the ones at Mustard Seed Ministries and probably your own local church. It’s simple, pain-free, and helps feed millions of people. In fact, it’s so simple, it’s easier than licking a stamp to help Stamp Out Hunger, and every can of soup or jar of peanut butter helps. Spread the word using #StampOutHunger, and please join the National Association of Letter Carriers and all of your family, friends and neighbors on Saturday, May 11th as we all share a little to help feed our community.
