While food banks are seeing unprecedented requests for help throughout the U.S., the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Naitonal Food Drive is stepping up their efforts this year to help our neighbors in need.

The NALC food drive partners with the AFL-CIO Community Services network, United Way Worldwide, and the nation's food bank network. We are asking that you place a box or can of non-perishable food next to your mailbox before the letter carrier delivers mail on Saturday, May 8th. The carrier will take care of your donation for you by bringing it back to a postal station, where it will be sorted and delivered by union volunteers to area food banks or pantries for needy families.

Last year, the 73.4 million pounds of food they collected in one day helped to feed an estimated 30 million people, 12 million of whom are children.

Please publicize and promote the May 8th event among your membership. Union brothers and sisters can help those who need it most in a big way this year.