“Hotcakes for Hunger” event to Kick-Off NALC Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive


May 05, 2017 



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Stamp Out Hunger

What:

On Saturday, May 13, the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will conduct their 25th annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.
Working together with Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel, everyone is invited to “Hotcakes for Hunger,” a pre-event rally on Sunday, May 7.

When:

Sunday, May 7, 2017 – 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Where:

Freedom Hill County Park
14900 Metropolitan Pkwy
Sterling Heights, MI 48312

Who:

Mark Hackel, Macomb County Executive
Don Dombrow, Marketing Manager, U.S. Postal Service
National Association of Letter Carriers Representatives

Background:

The Stamp Out Hunger food drive, held on the second Saturday in May, has become the nation’s largest single-day food drive. In 2016, generous Americans donated 80.1 million pounds of food, feeding millions of people. This was the 13th consecutive year of at least 70 million pounds collected by letter carriers, bringing the grand total to 1.5 billion pounds of food collected, since the Food Drive began in 1993.

To participate in the annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive residents are encouraged to leave a sturdy bag containing nonperishable food items such as canned soup, canned vegetables, peanut butter, pasta, rice or cereal next to their mailbox prior to the time of regular mail delivery on Saturday, May 13.  Letter carriers will collect these food donations as they deliver the mail and take them to local food banks.

Hotcakes for Hunger will feature:

  • Pancake breakfast – with celebrity flippers – for $5. All proceeds from the breakfast will go directly to the Macomb Food Program.
  • Classic car show and parade.
  • Bounce houses for children.
  • Emergency vehicles on display from area first responders, including the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office, Sterling Heights Fire Department and others.
  • Music performed by local jazz and marching bands.
  • And other fun surprises.

The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.

The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.

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