[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 112 (Friday, August 1, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1611-E1612]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         DELIVERING FOR AMERICA

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                          HON. JOHN M. McHUGH

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 31, 1997

  Mr. McHUGH. Mr. Speaker, in literally every congressional district 
this past May 10, letter carriers did more than deliver the mail. They 
also collected food donations along their routes to help needy families 
in their own communities.
  In only its fifth year, the National Association of Letter Carriers' 
national food drive delivered more than 72.3 million pounds of 
donations to local food banks and pantries, and just at a time when 
supplies were getting low.
  I want to congratulate those letter carriers who helped in the drive 
as well as NALC's partners in the effort--the U.S. Postal Service, the 
AFL-CIO, and local United Ways--and also the Campbell Soup Co., which 
not only donated 20 million pounds of canned goods, but also printed 92 
million postcard flyers to help get citizen participation.

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  These letter carriers truly fit the motto, ``Delivering for 
America.''

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