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Tanuki

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Tue May 5, 2026, 09:19 PM Tuesday

Annual mailbox food drive Sat. May 9 [View all]

https://www.nalc.org/community-service/food-drive

"Each year, letter carriers across the country head out on their routes on the second Saturday in May to collect donations of non-perishable food items to benefit local food pantries. Since launching in 1993, the National Association of Letter Carriers’ annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive has grown into the nation’s largest one-day food drive, helping to fill the shelves of food banks in cities and towns throughout the United States.

The need is great, but you can help. We invite you to join letter carriers and our partner organizations in the fight to end hunger in our communities by participating in the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.

Simply leave your donation of non-perishable food in a bag near your mailbox on the second Saturday in May, and your letter carrier will do the rest.

NALC branch and Rural Office participation is voluntary. To determine if a NALC Branch covers your area, please use the search tool here. To determine participation, please contact the local NALC Branch or contact your local Post Office."
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I have mine by the door. I usually try to fill with vacuum-packed fish, meat, peanut butter and other higher hlthe2b Tuesday #1
Can I include pet food in bamagal62 Tuesday #2
From the Stamp Out Hunger page: LoisB Tuesday #11
Thx! bamagal62 Wednesday #16
I have always included a small box of Milk Bones when I put the food out by the mailbox. Diamond_Dog Friday #26
Thx for the reminder. irisblue Tuesday #3
Pet food is a good idea. sheshe2 Tuesday #9
Dental & feminine supplies are good ideas irisblue Tuesday #10
So is yours for pet food. sheshe2 Tuesday #14
Good idea! I bought a multi-pack of toothpaste Tanuki Wednesday #17
Excellent. sheshe2 Wednesday #23
Thanks for the reminder ornotna Tuesday #4
If people feel like volunteering, food banks often need help with sorting the big influx of food that day as well. WhiskeyGrinder Tuesday #5
Kick. Kingofalldems Tuesday #6
A reminder was in my mailbox this afternoon and now this post..glad to participate every time Deuxcents Tuesday #7
Thanks for posting this info. I have a bunch of cans of tuna that I can't eat so they will get it. n/t Jacson6 Tuesday #8
Thank you for the reminder. LoisB Tuesday #12
Let's pitch in and do what we can. oasis Tuesday #13
K&R! Thanks so much for the reminder! Rhiannon12866 Wednesday #15
We have food ready for our rural route mailman. Emile Wednesday #18
I've always left bags of food by the mailbox Grim Chieftain Wednesday #19
Some routes don't participate for a variety of reasons. Check with your carrier or post office to see if they're WhiskeyGrinder Wednesday #21
Our house is a very big Victorian right on the corner of Main Street Grim Chieftain Wednesday #22
This is our third food drive in a month Omaha Steve Wednesday #20
Bump irisblue Wednesday #24
Tomorrow! 🥫📭 Tanuki Friday #25
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