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May 8, 2023

Stamp Out Hunger Annual Food Drive Held Saturday, May 13

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Detroit, MI — Postal Service employees will step up to Stamp Out Hunger — an annual food drive to help feed those in need — on Saturday, May 13.

To participate, USPS customers are asked to fill a bag with healthy, nonperishable food items and place it by their mailbox for mail carriers to pick up. During the drive, postal employees collect the food and donate it to local food banks and pantries.

Stamp Out Hunger is the nation’s largest one-day food drive, with 1.82 billion pounds of food collected since it began in 1993 — including 41.2 million pounds last year.

More than 34 million Americans, including 9 million children, experience food insecurity and rely on food donations, according to a video on the NALC website. This drive is one way you can help those in your own city or town who need help.

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The Postal Service generally 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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