INDIANA – On Saturday, May 11th, letter carriers will collect food for Hoosier Hills Food Bank again.
Sponsored locally by the National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 828 and supported by the National Rural Letter Carriers Association and US Postal Service, Stamp Out Hunger is a nationwide event occurring every year on the second Saturday in May.
Community members are encouraged to place a bag or box of food in their mailbox on Saturday, May 11, and their letter carrier or a volunteer will collect it for Hoosier Hills Food Bank.
Any type of non-perishable food is needed, with canned fruits, vegetables, and protein as the top priority. No perishables expired food, open food, or glass jars should be donated.
The food drive is HHFB’s largest event, and last year’s event resulted in 35,482 pounds of donations. Organizers hope to increase the total over the 40,000 pounds received in 2022.
“I can’t overemphasize the importance of this food drive to the food bank and the agencies and neighbors that we serve,” said HHFB Executive Director and CEO Julio Alonso. “Over half our agency partners are seeing more neighbors than last year, and half say those numbers are still increasing. One-third of our agencies are not receiving enough food from us to meet the demand. This is one of the easiest ways to help – just put the food in your mailbox, and your letter carrier will deliver it to us!”
“Each year, letter carriers look forward to filling up our trucks with food to help our community. Please help us have full trucks to take to the food bank this year!” said NALC Branch 828 President Joshua Peterson.
In 2023, Hoosier Hills Food Bank distributed over 5.2 million pounds of food through direct service programs and a network of over 90 partner agencies in six counties in South-Central Indiana. Additional sponsors of Stamp Out Hunger include United Way of South Central Indiana and Kroger.
