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April 24, 2025

NALC’s Annual Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive Kick-Off Press Conference/ Meet and Greet April 30

NALC's food drive

What:

NALC Space City Branch 283 has issued a call to action and is asking residents and businesses to donate generously this year to help hungry families in our community. A press conference is scheduled to kick off this year’s campaign with a goal of collecting 150,000 pounds of food in the greater Houston area on May 10th.

Who:

Willie Ferguson, President, NALC Space City Branch 283
Ethel Ford, Assistant Secretary/Financial Treasurer, NALC Space City Branch 283
Julia Wilbert, Postmaster, Houston, Texas
Kathy Lipman, Community Relations, Houston Food Bank
Brianna Conway, Community Relations, Houston Food Bank
LaDora Matthews, Houston Independent School District

When:

Wednesday, April 30, 2025
10:00 a.m. – Press Conference/Meet & Greet

Where:

Windmill Post Office, 9898 Almeda Genoa Rd., Houston, TX, 77075

Background:

Each year, letter carriers across the country head out on their routes on the second Saturday in May to collect donations of non-perishable food items to benefit local food pantries. With over 30 years of letter carriers’ commitment to the Food Drive and over 1.9 billion pounds of food collected across the country, some in our community are still in need. Ending hunger is a challenge letter carrier have taken on. Letter carriers, without fail, deliver our mail, and on May 10th, they will also collect food donations while 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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