Letter Carriers food collection to benefit Grand Island Neighbors Foundation

Saturday, May 14

The National Association of Letter Carriers will conduct its 30th annual national food drive on Saturday, May 14.

The Stamp Out Hunger food drive is the country's largest one-day food drive, collecting about 1.82 billion pounds of food since its inception in 1983.

Here on Grand Island, everything collected will be donated to the Neighbors Foundation – our local, all-volunteer food pantry that provides confidential food assistance to Islanders.

To donate, please leave a sturdy bag containing unexpired nonperishable foods, such as canned soup, canned vegetables, canned meats and fish, pasta, rice or cereal next to your mailbox before the regular mail delivery on Saturday, May 14.

If you see your mail carrier, please say thank you to them for all that they do every day – and especially for the extra work involved in this selfless and worthwhile effort to benefit our Grand Island neighbors.

For more information on the letter carrier efforts, contact Chris Amato at 716-534-6815.

To volunteer at the Neighbors Foundation pantry on Saturday, May 14, to receive and organize the donated food, contact Dave Conboy at 716-773-7476.