The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will conduct its annual national food drive, called Stamp Out Hunger, to combat hunger and food insecurity on Saturday, May 13. It is the largest one-day food drive in the country.
On that day, letter carriers will collect non-perishable donations from customers as they deliver mail along their postal routes. All donations in New London County will go to the Gemma E. Moran United Way/Labor Food Center (Food Center), located in New London, or one of its member pantries.
Help your neighbors struggling with hunger and food insecurity by leaving non-perishables by your mailbox. Items that make excellent donations to the Food Center include: macaroni and cheese, dry pasta and cereal, pasta sauce, canned tuna, soup, and stews, and peanut butter. Items that are whole grain rich and low in sodium are encouraged. Donations should not be in glass containers or be expired.
The 300,000-member NALC, which represents city delivery letter carriers in all 50 states and U.S. jurisdictions, conducts the world’s largest one-day food drive each year on the second Saturday in May. Primary co-sponsors of the drive are the U.S. Postal Service, United Way, the AFL-CIO, and Feeding America.
