(La Porte County, IN) - Letter carriers both locally and across the nation will be picking up more than just mail on Saturday, May 11th, as that day will mark the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, an event organized by the National Association of Letter Carriers.
Residents in the Michigan City and La Porte areas are encouraged to leave donations of non-perishable food items in their mailboxes to be collected by the letter carriers and received by organizations like the Salvation Army of Michigan City
Major Becky Simmons, who oversees the Salvation Army branch in Michigan City with her husband, Dale, said even just one canned food item left by a person at their mailbox is appreciated.
“This food drive comes at the perfect time of year. Children will be out of school over the coming summer months and, without school breakfast and lunch available, there is more strain on our low-income families to put food on the table, especially now as we are all facing the rising cost of food,” she said.
Nathaniel Phillips, a Michigan City letter carrier with the U.S. Postal Service, said, “As letter carriers, we are out in the community every day, we know our community and we see people who are in need. This is a way that we can give back and help our neighbors.”
More information about the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive can be found by visiting www.nalc.org/community-service/food-drive or contacting The Salvation Army of Michigan City at (219) 874-6885.
