This weekend when you see a letter carrier, they may be carrying an extra special package. On Saturday, May 10th both city and rural mail carriers at the Sturgeon Bay and Fish Creek post offices will be teaming up with the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) to collect non-perishable food donations to help stock several local pantries in hopes to stamp out hunger in Door County.
The Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive will collect and distribute donations to Feed My People and Lakeshore Cap in Sturgeon Bay, Holy Name of Mary in Maplewood Church, as well as the Stella Maris 24/7 pantry in Fish Creek. The drive is sponsored by the National Association of Letter Carriers in conjunction with the United States Postal Service, National Rural Letter Carriers Association, and the United Way.
Darrel Lecloux, the National Association of Letter Carriers local food drive coordinator, says this effort is important in supporting those in need and helping to fight hunger in the local community. He said each year he has enjoyed seeing the number of donations increase.
“This is the 30th year that mail carriers are participating,” said Lecloux, “the community gets more involved and donates more and the total goes up almost every year.”
Residents may have received a promotional bag in the mail already, but if not, they can still contribute by placing bags of non-perishable food items out next to their mailbox in a paper or plastic bag. Lecloux said donations should be placed out before 9 a.m. on Saturday. Alternatively, donations can be dropped off in the lobbies of post offices throughout Door County up until May 10th.
Lecloux said he is working hard to make this drive a success and that he is thankful to the community for their continued support.
“I just want to send out a huge thank you,” he said, “over the past 30 years everybody has responded remarkably.”
In addition to the drive collections, Lecloux encourages those in the community to make monetary donations to help to further support area food pantries. Donations can be made directly to the food pantry.
