GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – Volunteers worked quickly on Saturday at the United States Postal Service facility in Green Bay as bags of nonperishable food poured in during the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.
The nationwide effort, organized by the National Association of Letter Carriers and the Postal Service, takes place every second Saturday in May and is considered the nation’s largest one-day food drive.
Community members left nonperishable food items by their mailboxes, where letter carriers and volunteers collected donations along their routes throughout the day.
Organizers encouraged donations of foods such as pasta, canned meats, peanut butter and cereal.
At the post office, volunteers sorted donations into large totes capable of holding about 1,000 pounds of food each. Local food pantries arrived throughout the day to collect the donations, which will soon be distributed to shelves across the community.
“There’s always people that are going to be in need,” Jeremy Beck, an organizer said. “And sometimes even if you don’t think you’re going to be someone that might need a little extra help, you just might be.”
Beck said demand at local food pantries remains high as food prices continue to rise.
