Stamp Out Hunger this year with the help of Marquette letter carriers

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WJMN) – Marquette letter carriers are helping Stamp Out Hunger this year on Saturday, May 11. For 30 years, Stamp Out Hunger has been the nation’s largest single-day food drive. Over 1.82 billion pounds of food have been collected for the drive throughout the years.

If you want to help Marquette County letter carriers Stamp Out Hunger this year, leave a sturdy bag containing non-perishable foods next to your mailbox before regular mail delivery on May 11. Some food you can donate include canned soups, canned vegetables, pasta, rice, or cereal. Make sure all food items are in non-breakable containers, such as boxes and cans. Letter carriers will collect donations across the county and deliver them to Marquette food pantries such as the Women’s Center, St. Vincent de Paul, Room at the Inn, Janzen House, and the Salvation Army.

“Food security continues to be a vital concern in Marquette County,” said Andrew Rickauer, the Executive Director for United Way of Marquette County. “The timing is important, with food banks, pantries and shelters running low on donations from the winter holidays and with summer approaching, when most school meal programs are suspended.”

If you want to know more about the food drive, you can fine United Way of Marquette County’s webpage here , and the National Association of Letter Carriers’ community service webpage here .

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