[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 53 (Wednesday, May 3, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E625]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   LETTER CARRIERS WORK TO STAMP OUT HUNGER--A NATIONWIDE FOOD DRIVE

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                         HON. GERALD D. KLECZKA

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 3, 2000

  Mr. KLECZKA. Mr. Speaker, on Saturday, May 13, 2000, the largest one-
day food drive in the country will take place. Letter carriers from 
across the country will be collecting nonperishable food items from 
their customers and the food will then be taken to local food pantries 
for distribution. In Milwaukee, the Hunger Task Force feeds 
approximately 35,000 individuals each month through a network of more 
than 80 food pantries.
  Sponsors of this worthwhile project are the National Association of 
Letter Carriers, in conjunction with the United States Postal Service, 
the AFL-CIO, United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Hunger Task Force of 
Milwaukee.
  I rise today, Mr. Speaker, to ask that my colleagues lend their 
support to the letter carriers' food drives in their hometowns and 
districts. To my fellow residents in Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties, 
in order to meet the high demand for food over the summer, I ask that 
you consider buying a few extra canned goods and nonperishable items 
while doing the weekly grocery shopping. 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 stamp out hunger.

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