![On Saturday, May 13, Escambia and Santa Rosa letter carriers will join forces to help Stamp Out Hunger. Residents can leave a sturdy bag of non-perishable foods, such as canned soup, canned vegetables, pasta, rice or cereal next to their mailbox before regular mail delivery that day. Escambia and Santa Rosa letter carriers will collect food donations for local food banks including: Manna Food Pantries, Warrington Emergency Aid Center, Feeding the Gulf Coast in Pace and Milton, ACTS Ministry of Holley Assembly of God in Gulf Breeze, and We Care Ministries of Navarre United Methodist Church. [Special to the Press Gazette]](http://127.0.0.1/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ghows-DA-4d499a79-ff67-2d0c-e053-0100007f2a3f-2b4d044c.jpeg)
On Saturday, May 13, Escambia and Santa Rosa letter carriers will join forces to help Stamp Out Hunger. The annual effort, in its 25th year, benefits millions of Americans who struggle to put food on the table.
Residents can leave a sturdy bag of non-perishable foods, such as canned soup, canned vegetables, pasta, rice or cereal next to their mailbox before regular mail delivery on Saturday, May 13.
Escambia and Santa Rosa letter carriers will collect food donations for local food banks including Manna Food Pantries, Warrington Emergency Aid Center, Feeding the Gulf Coast in Pace and Milton, ACTS Ministry of Holley Assembly of God in Gulf Breeze, and We Care Ministries of Navarre United Methodist Church.
United Way of Escambia County, the United States Postal Service, National Association of Letter Carriers, Feeding America, Publix, AARP, Valpak, National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association, AFL-CIO, Valassis Communications and Uncle Bob’s Self Storage are supporting the drive.
“This is the single most important food drive in the two counties and will largely determine how well providers will meet the needs of the hungry in the coming months,” said DeDe Flounlacker, Manna Food Pantries’ executive director.
“We rely on this food drive to keep our shelves fully stocked to help needy families, children, seniors and the homeless in Gulf Breeze and Navarre,” said Doug Barber, pastor of ACTS Ministry of Holley Assembly of God. “Without the help from the (National Association of Letter Carriers) and the community during the annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive, ACTS Ministry would almost be non-existent.”
“I would like to thank everyone in our community who donates food: our volunteers, local businesses,” said Phillip Skipper, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers Northwest Florida Branch 321.
“Please give generously this year, so we can help provide food to those who are less fortunate.”
Visit www.helpstampouthunger.com or www.facebook.com/StampOutHunger for more information about the annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive.
Follow the drive at www.twitter.com/StampOutHunger.
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