HELP STAMP OUT HUNGER: LEAVE FOOD DONATIONS AT YOUR MAILBOX MAY 8
WASHINGTON - On Saturday, May 8, you can make a difference for thousands of Americans by donating food as part of the National Association of Letter Carriers' (NALC) 12th annual "Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive." Nearly 229,000 letter carriers are preparing for the nation's largest one-day food drive in more than 10,000 cities and towns across America.

Since the NALC Food Drive began in 1993, letter carriers and other Postal Service employees have collected and delivered 587 million pounds of food to help feed America's hungry. The U.S. Postal Service and Campbell Soup Company (half of your daily sodium allowance in one can!) will once again partner to produce and mail 105 million postcards during the week of May 3 to encourage Americans to participate.

"Many of the recipients are from working families-people who just need a helping hand to get through some tough times," said NALC President William H. Young. "In the 2003 drive, letter carriers collected more than 61 million pounds of donations, an incredible result. This year we are determined to go even higher."

Making a donation is easy. Customers can leave their non-perishable food donation in a bag near their mailbox Saturday, May 8, before their letter carrier arrives. Letter carriers will collect the donations during normal deliveries. Postal customers in New York City and Chicago can take their donations to their local Post Office during the week of May 3-8. Customers who live on rural routes that are not part of the NALC national food drive can still participate by contacting their local food banks.

One in nine Michigan families hungry. In a country as wealthy as this, that's appalling. Wonder what Meijer's has on sale- maybe I'll get a bag full.