Do your part to Stamp Out Hunger

Residents are encouraged to leave a bag of shelf-stable food for their postal carriers to collect on Saturday, May 14, 2022.

Information provided by Stockbridge Outreach

For 30 years, the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) has conducted the annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive, collecting non-perishable food donations along postal routes across the country. The drive returns this spring on Saturday, May 14, 2022. On that day, residents are encouraged to leave a bag of shelf-stable food for their postal carriers to collect as they drop off mail at each address.

On a recent delivery to Stockbridge Outreach, Pete Lonsberry, who delivers food shipments from the Greater Lansing Food Bank reminded volunteers of the significance of this food drive.

“The GLFB record for this event is when we received over 120,000 pounds of food,” he said, adding, “We usually collect closer to 95,000 pounds.” Whether 2022 is a record-breaker or not, Lonsberry emphasized the importance of this large-scale food drive in helping to keep GLFB shelves stocked through the summer.

To learn more about the Stamp Out Hunger food drive, please visit https://www.nalc.org/community-service/food-drive.