Letter Carriers Deliver Another Record Food Drive: 77.1 Million Pounds

[Omaha Steve]

http://blog.aflcio.org/2010/06/01/letter-carriers-deliver-another-record-food-drive-771-million-pounds/

by Mike Hall, Jun 1, 2010



The nation’s postal customers responded with extraordinary generosity this year, donating a record 77.1 million pounds of food in the Letter Carriers’ 18th annual “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive. This year’s results topped last year’s record donation of 73.4 million pounds.

Members of the Letter Carriers (NALC) on May 8 picked up the donations left at mailboxes in more than 10,000 communities. The food was delivered to local food banks, pantries and shelters to help needy families in all 50 states and U.S. jurisdictions.

Since 1993, the NALC food drive has collected more than 1 billion pounds of food—1,059,800 pounds—to help feed hungry families.

NALC President Fredric Rolando praised postal customers’ generous donations and the NALC and other union members and volunteers’ work on the nation’s largest one-day effort to combat hunger.

FULL story at link.

[sinkingfeeling]

1. While this is really great news, this was the first year that the postman didn't leave a 'thank you'

in the mailbox.