'Stamp Out Hunger' Campaign Saturday

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Postal workers will collect food donations along their routes Saturday, part of the 21st annual food drive sponsored by the National Association of Letter Carriers.

Carriers collect non-perishable food donations left by mailboxes and in post offices. The food is then taken back to a postal station, sorted, and then delivered to an area food bank or pantry for use by needy families.

"As men and women who touch every neighborhood in America six days a week, letter carriers far too often see first-hand how poverty and hunger affect the customers we serve," NALC president Frederic Rolando said.  “Plus, many disadvantaged children, who depend on their schools for breakfast and lunch, will soon be on summer break, losing access to those free or subsidized meals,” Rolando said, “and that places increased pressure on food pantries and similar charitable organizations.

Megan J. Brennan, COO of the Postal Service, said workers had distributed more than 1 billion pounds of food since the drive began in 1993. 

State Sen. John Flanagan, R-East Northport, is accepting food donations that will go to the Stamp Out Hunger campaign through Friday at his office at at 260 Middle Country Road, Smithtown.