GREENSBORO, NC — Greensboro Post Office is asking for the community’s support on May 9th as the Postal Service joins the nation’s postal carriers and Feeding America in the annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive. Hosted each year by the National Association of Letter Carriers, Stamp Out Hunger is the largest single-day food drive in the country. The event helps support local food banks and provides food for the one in six Americans who struggle with hunger.

Local residents can join Greensboro Post Office by collecting non-perishable food items and leaving them in a sturdy bag near their mailboxes on May 9th. A postal carrier will collect the donations and deliver them to local food banks and pantries including the Salvation Army and Urban Ministry.

“Stamp Out Hunger is like no other food drive because it allows every community across the country to come together on one day and do their part to fight hunger. We are so grateful to community members who donate their non-perishable items and we really appreciate the letter carriers and other postal workers who take time to collect each bag,” said Greensboro Postmaster Ronald White.

Last year, Greensboro and Reidsville collected more than 87,000 items. Over the course of its 22-year history, the food drive has collected over one billion pounds of food. This year, we are building on a billion.

“The NALC food drive timing is crucial, as food banks and pantries often receive the majority of their donations during Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday seasons,” said Theresa Franklin, Greensboro NALC food drive coordinator for Branch 630. “By spring, many pantries are depleted, entering the summer low on supplies at a time when school breakfast and lunches are not available to the children in need.”

"Hunger affects every community in the country,” said Fredric Rolando, NALC president. “At least six days a week, our letter carriers are a local touch point in communities everywhere and we are thrilled to be able to support our neighbors in need though the Stamp Out Hunger food drive.”

The Stamp Out Hunger food drive is held in 10,000 cities and towns in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam. Last year, letter carriers collected over 70 million pounds of food donations to be donated to their local food bank and pantries.

The United States Postal Service, AFL-CIO, National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association, United Way, Valassis, and Valpak are all supporting this year’s Stamp Out Hunger food drive.

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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