The National Associate of Letter Carriers 2012 Food Drive

May 12 will mark an important milestone for the NALC’s Stamp Out Hunger national food drive.

It’s the 20th anniversary of the food drive. For two decades now, this annual national drive has proved critical in helping millions of American families, who are struggling to make ends meet during this continuing recession.

Each year, the second Saturday in May is a day when all citizens have an opportunity, with the help of their letter carrier, to easily donate food to needy families in their community.

The drive, the largest one-day food-collection event in the nation, has been a success every year, but the needs are particularly sad, even staggering, in 2012.

Sixteen percent of all Americans are at risk of hunger—uncertain where their next meal may be coming from. That includes 1 in 5 children under the age of 18, plus 4 million seniors who are forced every day to choose between paying a utility bill and buying food.

Last year, despite many obstacles, letter carriers proudly collected 70.2 million pounds of food, raising the total amount of donations picked up over the history of the drive to more than 1.1 billion pounds. 

Don't forget to put your non perishable food donation out for your letter carrier or drop your donation off at the Arnold Post Office on Saturday, May 12, 2012.