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May 3, 2024

2024 Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Kick-Off Press Conference/ Meet and Greet Wednesday, May 8

Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive stamp graphic with food items in background

What:

The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Space City Branch 283 and the Postal Service have issued a call to action and are asking residents and businesses in Houston to donate at least one pound of food per household member and/or employee. A press conference is scheduled to kick off this year’s campaign with a goal of collecting 500,000 pounds of food on May 11.

Who:

Ricky Dueboay, Vice President, NALC Space City Branch 283
Ethel Ford, Assistant Secretary/Financial Treasurer, NALC Space City Branch 283
David Camp USPS District Manager, Texas 2
Julia Wilbert, USPS, Postmaster, Houston, Texas
Brianna Conway, Community Engagement Coordinator, Houston Food Bank
Kathy Lipman, Community Engagement Coordinator, Houston Food Bank

When:

Wednesday, May 8, 2024
10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. – Press Conference/Meet & Greet

Where:

North Shepherd Post Office, 7511 N. Shepherd Dr., Houston, Texas 77088-9998

Background:

On Saturday, May 11, Houston’s Letter Carriers will celebrate the 32nd anniversary of the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.

Life can deal ordinary, hard-working people very difficult hands. So often, this food drive makes a positive difference for them. With over 30 years of letter carriers’ commitment to the Food Drive and over 1.8 billion pounds of food collected across the country, some in our community are still in need. Ending hunger is a challenge that letter carriers have taken on. Letter carriers, without fail, deliver our mail, and on May 11, they will also pick up food donations as they deliver along their routes. Join your letter carrier in this call to action by donating nonperishable food and placing it by your mailbox. As a community, we will STAMP OUT HUNGER.

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