STAMP OUT HUNGER

A special delivery of food will be headed out to hungry people and we need your help! May 8th is the 18th Annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive with the National Association of Letter Carriers. Be on the lookout for that familiar, blue plastic bag to arrive in your mailbox one week before the food drive, and on May 8th be sure to fill it with non-perishable food and place it by your mailbox before 8 a.m.
Your letter carriers will pick up the bags and deliver them back to their postal station where hundreds of volunteers will help get them loaded into trucks to go back to Food Lifeline. From there, it will be sorted and distributed to local food banks in your community. Last year, the Letter Carriers from Branch 79 helped us collect nearly 895,000 pounds of food. Let’s break this record and reach 1 million pounds!

Preferred ItemsHigh Protein Foods
• Canned tuna/salmon
• Beef stew/chili
• Peanut butter/nuts Beans/legumes

Canned & Dry Goods
• Rice & Pasta
• Breakfast Cereal
• Oatmeal
• Sauces & spices
• Macaroni & cheese
• Canned fruits & vegetables

Baby Items
• Baby food (boxes or plastic tubs only-no glass jars due to safety issues)
• Infant formula
• Diapers

Personal Care Items
• Toothpaste & toothbrushes
• Toilet Paper & facial tissues
• Soap
• Shampoo & conditioner
• Deodorant
• Feminine hygiene products

Volunteers Are Needed!
Volunteers are needed in Seattle post offices for the Stamp Out Hunger food drive on Saturday, May 8th from 1-6 p.m. to help collect donated food at King County post offices. Volunteers are required to be age 16 or older. This activity includes repetitive lifting of approximately 20 pounds at a time, and standing for long periods. This activity is not recommended for those with heart conditions, women who are pregnant, those that have difficulty regulating their body temperature, or those with limited physical abilities (bad backs, bad knees, bad shoulders, etc). To register, please send your first and last name, email address and telephone number via email, and include your first and second choice (see list below) of post office assignment.

Volunteers will be assigned to each of the following Seattle post offices:

Ballard
Bitterlake
Columbia
Crossroads
East Union
Interbay
Mercer Island
Mid Town
North City
Queen Anne
University
Wallingford
Wedgewood
Westwood