Help Stamp Out Hunger: National Food Drive--May 10th

What it is:

The National Association of Letter Carriers (i.e. your friendly post person), in conjunction with the United States Postal Service, will be collecting non-perishable food items like canned meats and fish, canned soup, juice, pasta, vegetables, cereal, and rice on Saturday May 10th to help families in need in your community.

What you do:

You can help by placing your food donation at you mailbox on May 10th before your letter carrier arrives. It will be taken to the Post Office and then delivered to local food banks or pantries. Please do not include items that have expired or those in glass containers.


I realize this is a difficult time for a lot of us, and even more so for those who don't have a lot of money. But I know we all have a few of those items that have been sitting around in the pantry for a while and don't plan on using any time soon. Please donate them to the more needy. I'm sure you'll do fine without them. I know personally I have a box full of non-perishables that I plan on donating in addition to some of my favorite stuff (they don't just want the stuff nobody wants ).

NOTE: this applies to our US members only. I'd hate to see the UK members (or any non-US members) placing food out by their mailboxes in vain.

Even if you can't donate hope for a nice day. I'd hate to see all these goodies get rained on and soaked through.

Oh yeah, you can visit Help Stamp Out Hunger.com for more information or to notify other non-SGers via email.

bean, shalome, whoever:

I'm going to cross-post this is Lifestyle, because the CE regulars seem to be a small portion of the community. If that bothers you, feel free to delete the post over there. I would have published it, but I didn't necessarily think it was appropriate for that.

Wow, really? Not a single comment? I get more responses to my obscure world news threads. I'm wondering if just nobody looked at it or nobody has anything to say. And yes, I'm thread whoring.

NOTE: thread view counters placed at the top of page are needed and should be developed just because I want them.

I'm pro hunger.

So, no.

Duly noted.

Gotta take a stand somewhere.

Of course. Totally understandable. No more reasonable place to do it.

I would like them as well.

Not American. Anything I say here will just derail it.

I'm anti-hunger. As the piece of chicken I just ate now knows.

That's OK. We still love you.

Speak for yourself. He needs to wash his sock.

This post is very much for my sense of wellbeing:

Can at least five people say they will donate some food on the 10th?

If you do, I'll add you all as friends and I know you all want to be on my friends list.