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Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Day In Charlotte, NC: May 12, 2018
26th Annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive The National Association of Letter Carriers' annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is this coming Saturday, May 12th, 2018 in the Ballantyne area of Charlotte and throughout the Queen City. Did you know that the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is the largest single food drive in the entire nation (with some 10,000 cities/neighborhoods participating) held every year on the second Saturday of May? Did you know that in 2017 some 71 million pounds of non-perishable food were collected through the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive efforts? The Need For Food Is Greatest At This Time Of Year One fact often surprising people is that this time of year is when need for donated food is greatest, yet also when donations are more infrequent. And once school lets out for the summer, many children are home without access to free and reduced breakfast and lunch programs available in Charlotte schools. Approximately 527,000 people in the 19 county region around Charlotte in North and South Carolina live at or below the poverty level. Over 42% of the people who are at risk of hunger in our region are children and seniors-- 188,000 children and 41,000+ seniors. Since this food drive began in 1992, the National Association of Letter Carriers have ... more
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