[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 63 (Tuesday, May 4, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E837]
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   LETTER CARRIERS ADDRESS HUNGER BY SPONSORING NATIONWIDE FOOD DRIVE

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                         HON. GERALD D. KLECZKA

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 4, 1999

  Mr. KLECZKA. Mr. Speaker, on Saturday, May 8, 1999, letter carriers 
from around the country will be gathering nonperishable food items set 
aside by their customers for people in need. Milwaukee is a 
compassionate community and its benevolence ranks the city, for the 
second straight year, as number one in the nation in the amount of food 
collected.
  The National Association of Letter Carriers, in conjunction with the 
United States Postal Service and the United Way, will kick off this 
year's food drive in Milwaukee with a press conference on Thursday, May 
6th, to educate the public about the issues of hunger and convey the 
importance of each citizen's involvement to stamp out hunger.
  I rise today, Mr. Speaker, to ask my colleagues to lend a hand to 
this worthwhile project by supporting the letter carriers' food drives 
across the nation. I would also like to invite the residents of 
Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties to consider adding a few extra canned 
food items or nonperishables to their grocery carts for collection on 
May 8th. Let's make this year's food drive better than ever.
  Our food pantries are counting on drives like this to help keep their 
shelves filled. Let's all try to do our part to alleviate hunger.

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