STAMP OUT HUNGER!
CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY AND THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER
CARRIERS TEAM UP TO
STAMP OUT HUNGER!
Nation's Largest Food Drive Helps Millions of Americans
On Saturday, May 10, Campbell Soup Company will join forces
with the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) to Stamp Out Hunger!
across America. Now in its 16th year, the Stamp Out Hunger!
effort is the nation's largest single-day food drive, having collected more
than 836 million pounds of food since its inception in 1993.
To help Stamp Out Hunger! this year, simply leave a sturdy
bag containing non-perishable foods, such as canned soup, canned vegetables,
pasta, rice or cereal next to your mailbox prior to the time of regular mail
delivery on May 10. Food items should be in non-breakable containers,
such as boxes and cans. The nation's 230,000 letter carriers will then
collect donations from homes across the country and deliver them to food bank
members of America's Second Harvest - The Nation's Food Bank Network and other
hunger relief organizations in more than 10,000 local communities.
"Hunger continues to be a vital issue in this
country," said William H. Young, NALC president. "Many
Americans may miss the faces of hunger, but we see it daily out on our
routes. The problem is hunger can strike anyone - the elderly, the
working class and even innocent children. That's why we need your help to
make a real difference."
According to America's Second Harvest, more than 35 million
people are food insecure, hungry or at risk of hunger. Approximately one
in four people in a soup kitchen line is a child.
For
more information about the annual Stamp Out Hunger! effort in your
community, ask your letter carrier, contact your local post office or visit www.helpstampouthunger.com.