Letter carriers in the two-county area collected more than 130,000 pounds of food – enough to provide more than 154,000 healthy meals to neighbors in need! The National Association of Letter Carriers’ (NALC) Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive for Escambia and Santa Rosa counties brings in critically needed food each year.
“Thanks to the generous support of our community, hundreds of thousands of healthy meals will be provided in the coming months to local children, senior citizens, veterans, families, and individuals who are struggling to put food on the table,” said Dede Flounlacker, Executive Director of Manna Food Pantries.
The donated food will benefit individuals and families struggling with food insecurity served by Manna, Feeding the Gulf Coast, ACTS Ministries, We Care Ministries, and Warrington Emergency Aid Center.
This was the 33rd year for the Stamp Out Hunger food drive. Held annually on the second Saturday in May, Stamp Out Hunger is the nation’s largest, single-day effort to put food on the table for millions of Americans.
Various partners assisted the NALC in the food drive: the United States Postal Service, the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA), the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), Valpak, United Way, the AFL-CIO, CVS, Kellanova, and RR Donnelley.
For more information about Manna, please visit MannaHelps.org.