[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 56 (Thursday, May 7, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H2936]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HELP STAMP OUT HUNGER

  (Mr. HALL of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HALL of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I just want to say that this Saturday 
the largest 1-day food drive in our Nation will be conducted by mail 
carriers in more than 10,000 cities throughout America.
  The members of the National Association of Letter Carriers will add 
another burden to their already heavy loads, the burden of trying to 
help the 21 million Americans who regularly go hungry. They will do 
this heroic work by picking up donations of nonperishable food from 
almost every home in America. The contributions will stay in local 
communities, helping food banks that are straining to meet a blooming 
demand for their help.
  Last year this extraordinary effort yielded 73 million pounds of 
food. They collected in 1 day as much as the combined efforts of 
hundreds of food banks yield in an entire month.
  The U.S. Postal Service is lending a hand, as are local United Way 
agencies and Campbell's Soup. All that remains is a strong response 
from the public.
  I urge my colleagues to do all they can to join the letter carriers 
and help stamp out hunger.

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