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Contact: Kari Martell Nationwide Effort Helps Local Food Banks Stamp Out Hunger
"Summer is a critical time for Bay Area Food Banks," said Dave Sandretto, executive director of Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties. "During the school year, thousands of children receive free or reduced cost meals through their school's nutrition program. But in the summer when school is out, these meals are unavailable. That's where food banks step in. The Letter Carriers' Food Drive helps food banks, and the families they support, get through this tough time." Residents throughout the Bay Area are encouraged to help by putting a bag of healthy, nonperishable food, such as canned vegetables and fruits, tuna fish, peanut butter, rice, dry beans and pasta, near their home or business mailbox on the morning of Saturday, May 13th. Letter carriers will pick up the food when the mail is delivered and bring it to a local food bank. The Letter Carriers' Food Drive will benefit Bay Area Food Banks including the Alameda County Community Food Bank, Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano, Marin County Food Bank, Redwood Empire Food Bank (serving Sonoma County), San Francisco Food Bank, Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties and Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties. The food drive is supported by the U.S. Postal Service, United Way, AFL-CIO Community Services network, Campbell Soup Company and America's Second Harvest. The San Francisco Chronicle and ABC7 are local partners. To learn more about Bay Are Food Banks, call (800) 870-FOOD or visit www.bayareahunger.org.
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Bay Area letter carriers will team with the public to "Stamp Out Hunger" on Saturday, May 13th in the nation's largest one-day food drive. For the 14th year running, the National Association of Letter Carriers' (