25th Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive

For 24 years, the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) has conducted an annual nationwide food drive on the second Saturday in May.

Letter carriers will collect non-perishable food donations from their customers on May 13 starting at 9 a.m. and will give the food to the Brazos Valley Food Bank.

Over the last 24 national food drives, letter carriers have collected more than 1.5 billion pounds of food.

If you received a Stamp Out Hunger postcard in your mailbox, your local letter carrier is participating.

If you did not receive a postcard and want to confirm whether or not your local letter carrier is taking part, call your local post office and ask to speak to the local food drive person.

The top requested non-perishable food items are: cereal, pasta, pasta sauce or spaghetti sauce, rice, canned fruits and vegetables, canned meals (such as soups, chili and pasta), 100% juice, peanut butter, macaroni & cheese, canned protein (tuna, chicken and turkey), beans (canned or dry). You also can donate healthy, low-sodium, low-sugar items such as beans, oatmeal and other whole grains, and canola or olive oil.

Please do not donate frozen food, homemade food or home-canned items, items that have expired or are in glass containers.

All food collected within the local community stays within the local community.

For more information, call (979) 693-4152.