Nation’s Largest Food Drive to Help Thousands in Marquette County | On Saturday, May 10, Marquette letter carriers will again help Stamp Out Hunger across America with your help. For over 30 years since it began, the Stamp Out Hunger effort is the nation’s largest single-day food drive, with letter carriers having collected more than 1.82 billion pounds of food from postal customers.
To help Stamp Out Hunger in Marquette this year, simply
leave a sturdy bag containing non-perishable foods, such as canned soup, canned vegetables, pasta, rice or cereal next to your mailbox prior to the time of regular mail delivery on May 10. Food items should be in non-breakable containers, such as boxes and cans. Local letter carriers will then collect donations from homes across the county and deliver them to Marquette food pantries including Salvation Army, St Vincent de Paul, Room at the Inn, Janzen House, and the Women’s Center.
“Food security continues to be a vital concern in Marquette County,” said Andrew Rickauer, Executive Director for United Way of Marquette County. “The timing is important, with food banks, pantries and shelters running low on donations from the winter holidays and with summer approaching, when most school meal programs are suspended.”
Several national partners are assisting The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) in the food drive: the U.S. Postal Service, United Way Worldwide, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association, Vericast, the AFL-CIO, Valpak, the Kellogg Co. and CVS Health.
For more information about the food drive visit www.uwmqt.org or https://www.nalc.org/community-service/food-drive
The United Way of Marquette County is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization utilizing community collaborations to provide health, education, and social service needs to area residents. More than 21,000 individuals were helped by United Way of Marquette County partner agencies last year—- that is 1 out of every 3 Marquette County residents. For more information, or to donate to the United Way, visit uwmqt.org.
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