Downers Grove, Woodridge Letter Carriers to 'Stamp Out Hunger'

This food drive is an easy one. As easy as putting out the mail. It's even easier, because you don't need a stamp.

On Saturday, May 11, Downers Grove and Woodridge letter carriers will join in the effort to Stamp Out Hunger, a nationwide effort to combat hunger.

To participate in the 21st annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive, residents are encouraged to leave a sturdy bag containing non-perishable foods, such as canned soup, canned vegetables, pasta, rice or cereal next to their mailbox prior to the time of regular mail delivery on Saturday.

All donations will be delivered to the West Suburban Community Food Pantry, located at 6809 Hobson Valley Drive in Woodridge.

May 11 marks the 21st anniversary of the National Association of Letter Carriers’ (NALC) food drive.

Last year, letter carriers collected 70 million pounds of food during Stamp Out Hunger, raising the total amount of donations picked up over the history of the drive to more than 1.8 billion pounds, officials said.

The drive’s official national sponsors are the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association, Campbell Soup Company, Valpak, U.S. Postal Service, United Way, AFL-CIO, Feeding America, Uncle Bob’s Self-Storage and AARP.

For more information about the annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive www.helpstampouthunger.com.