Postal Carriers Enlist Public Support to Stamp Out Hunger
Largest single-day food drive to support families at risk of hunger to
take place across the Bay Area and the nation on Saturday, May 12
To
participate, residents are asked to place a sturdy bag of non-perishable food
items like peanut butter, pasta, rice, low-sugar cereal, and canned foods such
as tuna, meat, stew, soup, and vegetables, by their mailbox before their mail
is delivered on Saturday, May 12. Letter
carriers will collect the food items and deliver them to their local food bank
to then be distributed to the community to help those at risk of hunger.
Last
year, the Bay Area Stamp Out Hunger food drive collected more than 1 million
pounds of food for those in need. In
2011, drive organizers across the country collected more than 70 million
pounds of total food donations for the eighth consecutive year.
Despite the generosity
of millions of Americans who have supported the letter carriers' food drive in
previous years, the need for food assistance still exists for many families.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s annual study measuring food
security in the United States, nearly 49 million Americans, including more than
16 million children, are struggling with hunger.
“Bay
Area food banks serve over 600,000 Bay Area residents monthly. Because of the
generous support the community provides during the Stamp Out Hunger food drive,
we can help our neighbors in need,” said Larry Sly, executive director of the
Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano.
Learn More About the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive : http://www.helpstampouthunger.com/
Bay Area Food Banks - Media Contacts
Alameda County Community Food
Bank
Michael Altfest - maltfest@accfb.org
Food Bank of Contra Costa and
Solano
Lisa Sherrill - lsherrill@foodbankccs.org
Redwood Empire Food Bank (Sonoma
County
Lee Bickley - lbickley@refb.org
San Francisco Food Bank
Robin Woodland - rwoodland@sffb.org
Second Harvest Food Bank of
Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties
Caitlin Kerk - ckerk@shfb.org
