[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 54 (Thursday, April 26, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S3989]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       NALC FOOD DRIVE STATEMENT

 Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, this year marks the ninth 
anniversary of ``Stamp Out Hunger,'' the largest one-day food drive in 
the United States. I strongly commend and congratulate the National 
Association of Letter Carriers, NALC, for sponsoring this annual event, 
and marvel at its rapid expansion, beginning in only ten cities in 
1992, it now spans over 10,000 cities and towns across our nation.
  More than 1,500 NALC branches, including the California State 
Association of Letter Carriers in my home State, will participate in 
this year's ``Stamp Out Hunger.'' On May 12, the second Saturday in 
May, residents across the country will be asked to place boxes and bags 
of food next to their mailboxes, where postal workers will pick them 
up, sort them, and deliver them to community food banks, shelters and 
pantries.
  The success of this program can be seen in the staggering volume of 
donations: more than 392 million pounds of food have been collected in 
the program's history. However, what impresses me most is the strong 
commitment of our nation's postal workers and citizens to end hunger. 
The only way we will put an end to poverty is to follow their example 
and take action, become involved, make a concerted effort. I urge all 
Americans to participate in ``Stamp Out Hunger'' on May 12 to put an 
end to the poverty that is plaguing far too many children, men and 
women in our communities and across our nation.

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