Letter carriers & Hamilton County Harvest Food Bank make it easy!
Saturday, May 14 marks the 30th annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, sponsored by the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), the largest one-day food drive in America. This year will be the first time the food drive has been live in two years.
In the Noblesville and Fishers communities, local NALC Union 888 is partnering with Hamilton County Harvest (HCH) Food Bank and the broad network of food pantries and meal programs across the county. The letter carriers make this one of the easiest food drives you can do – just leave your non-perishable items in a bag (which will be provided in the mail the week before) by your mail box and they will pick it up on May 14. The food will be distributed here in Hamilton County. Food drive organizers want to exceed the previous year’s grand total of 36,056 pounds.
Jeremy Tomlinson with NALC Union 888 is ready to help and do his part to alleviate hunger in Hamilton County. (Photo provided)
According to Map the Meal Gap, there are 26,710 food insecure individuals here in Hamilton County, and many are children. Good items to donate include canned chicken or tuna, Chef Boyardee cans with meat, mac and cheese cups, canned fruit, Chunky Meat soups, and small peanut butter jars.
HCH Food Bank needs volunteers to help collect, weigh, and pass out the food at the Noblesville and Fishers post offices on May 14 – which could be a wonderful family and/or student activity. Click here for more information and to sign up to help.
For more information about Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, Pack the Cruiser Food Drive, Meating the Need, Produce Project and all of the programs that Hamilton County Harvest Food Bank partners with, please see HCHFoodBank.org. There you will find volunteer opportunities and ways to donate.