TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – Harvesters – The Community Food Network partnered with the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) and the US Postal Service for the thirty third annual Stamp Out Starvation meals drive on Saturday, Could 10.
This drive was crucial as the top of the college yr approaches and households face the realities of summer season starvation. This yr specifically, there’s a widening starvation hole because the variety of folks needing meals help continues to rise and sources to battle starvation are reducing because of cuts to federal vitamin packages.
In response to a press launch from Harvesters, branded Stamp Out Starvation baggage had been mailed to many Topeka space residents within the days earlier than the meals drive. The general public stuffed up the luggage with their favourite nonperishable meals gadgets and set them close to the mailbox Saturday morning.
Native letter carriers picked up the meals alongside their route and made positive it bought to Harvesters to be distributed to Harvesters’ community of meals pantries and kitchens. Folks additionally participated by filling any plastic or paper bag with meals.
Harvesters can also be encouraging monetary donations to the Virtual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, as for each $1 you donate, Harvesters can present two meals.
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