Blog: Stamp Out Hunger This Saturday

By Jim Donovan:  This Saturday you can help Stamp Out Hunger. 

Stamp Out Hunger is the nation's largest single-day food drive.  It collects more than 70 million pounds of food in a single day.   On Saturday, May 11^th, the nation's 175,000 letter carriers will pick up non-perishable food left by mailboxes and deliver it to local food banks, where it will help families across the country.

In honor of the campaign's 21^st anniversary, in our region the Campbell Soup Company will contribute one million pounds of food and 21,000 cans to Feeding America to kick-off this year's Stamp Out Hunger food drive. 

Wonder what foods are great to donate to the food drive?  Here are a few non-perishable food items requested by food banks:

• Cereal
• Pasta
• Rice
• Canned fruits and vegetables
• Canned meals such as soups, chili, pasta
• 100% juice
• Peanut butter
• Pasta sauce or spaghetti sauce
• Macaroni & cheese
• Canned protein – tuna, chicken, turkey
• Beans – canned or dry

For more information visit:   http://www.helpstampouthunger.com/

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