On Saturday, May 14, as letter carriers deliver
mail, they will pick up non-perishable food donations left at customers’
mailboxes. The food will be collected
and delivered to local food banks. Employees
can participate by leaving food at their mailboxes, or by placing food in bins
at Post Offices.
Postal employees and customers have contributed more
than one billion pounds of non-perishable food since the program began in 1993,
and the Food Drive has become the nation’s largest one-day campaign to collect
food for distribution to those in need.
District Manager Eric Chavez (above) thanked
employees for making Suncoast the top collecting district in the nation for the last seven
years.
Suncoast employees have been instrumental in the Food
Drive’s success. We collected over 6.4
million pounds of food last year, which was more food than any district in the
nation – and more food than the entire State of California!
By supporting this year’s Food Drive, Suncoast
employees can once again make a huge difference for those who depend on local
food banks to feed their families. Let’s
make this year’s Food Drive the best yet!
