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(OPEN):
AMERICA'S LARGEST ONE-DAY FOOD-DRIVE IS ON SATURDAY, MAY 10TH:
LETTER-CARRIERS IN THOUSANDS OF COMMUNITIES, ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WILL
ONCE AGAIN PICK UP BAGS OF NON-PERISHABLE FOOD LEFT FOR COLLECTION AT
THE MAILBOXES ON THEIR USUAL ROUTES--AND THEN DELIVER THOSE DONATIONS TO
LOCAL FOOD-BANKS AND -PANTRIES. LISA MARSH RYERSON IS THE
PRESIDENT OF A-A-R-P FOUNDATION--WHOSE "DRIVE TO
END HUNGER"-INITIATIVE IS ONE OF THE NATIONAL SPONSORS OF THE
22ND-ANNUAL NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER-CARRIERS'
FOOD-DRIVE...
(RYERSON):
"RIGHT NOW,
49-MILLION AMERICANS ARE AT RISK OF HUNGER--INCLUDING, ACCORDING
TO OUR RESEARCH, NEARLY NINE-MILLION OLDER ADULTS. LAST
YEAR, LETTER-CARRIERS COLLECTED MORE THAN 74-MILLION POUNDS OF
FOOD. AND, ON SATURDAY, MAY 10TH--WITH THE HELP OF THOUSANDS OF
VOLUNTEERS--LETTER-CARRIERS WILL AGAIN DO WHAT THEY CAN, TO HELP ALL
AMERICANS. LETTER-CARRIERS DELIVER MAIL, SIX DAYS A WEEK, TO EVERY
ADDRESS IN AMERICA. AND, FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS, LETTER-CARRIERS
HAVE USED THE POSTAL SERVICE'S UNIVERSAL-DELIVERY NETWORK AS AN
INDISPENSABLE TOOL, IN HELPING TO STAMP OUT HUNGER."
(CLOSE):
THE FOOD-DRIVE TAKES PLACE ON THE SECOND SATURDAY IN MAY, EACH YEAR.
AND, THIS YEAR, THAT'S SATURDAY, MAY 10TH. FOR MORE INFORMATION,
VISIT
"N-A-L-C"-DOT-ORG-SLASH-"FOOD".
