WINNEMUCCA - The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will conduct its 21st annual food drive to combat hunger on Saturday, May 11.
Letter carriers will collect non-perishable food donations on that day as they deliver mail along their postal routes.
It is the nation's largest single-day food drive, and is held annually on the second Saturday in May in 10,000 cities and towns in all 50 states. Last year, letter carriers collected 70.7 million pounds of food donations along their postal routes, bringing the total to 1.2 billion pounds for the NALC's food drive, which began in 1992.
Taking part in the food drive is easy. Your letter carrier will pick up your donations when they deliver your mail. All you have to do is leave non-perishable food items at your mailbox, and the letter carrier will do the rest.
Like last year, Boy Scout Troop 223 will also be helping to unload the trucks in Winnemucca, deliver the food to the food bank and collect food in some of the higher volume areas.
The food collected will go directly to food pantries right here in Winnemucca, helping local friends and neighbors in need, organizers said. And the donations couldn't come at a better time. By springtime, most local food banks are depleted following the harsh winter months and school assistance programs are not available for children.
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