[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 52 (Thursday, May 4, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E726]
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14TH ANNUAL ``STAMP OUT HUNGER FOOD DRIVE'' FEEDS HUNGRY, RAISES PUBLIC 
                          AWARENESS OF PROBLEM

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                         HON. DAVID G. REICHERT

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 4, 2006

  Mr. REICHERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in praise of the 14th annual 
letter carriers food drive, ``A Family Affair'', which will occur on 
May 13th 2006. This is the Nation's largest one-day food drive. Last 
year the food drive raised 750,000 .lbs of food and the letter carriers 
have set an even bigger goal this year. For the 14th year, they would 
like to raise 1,000,000 .lbs of food. 60 percent of the food raised 
goes to children.
  The ``Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive'' was organized in 1993 by postal 
employees, members of the National Association of Letter Carriers and 
rural carriers to collect food to raise public awareness and combat 
hunger. Since its inception, over 658 million pounds of food has been 
collected in more than 10,000 cities and towns across America and 
delivered to food banks by letter carriers and other Postal Service 
employees. Their commitment to feeding America's hungry is as unceasing 
as their other commitments extolled in the Postal Service's unofficial 
motto: ``Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these 
couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.'' In this 
case, postal service employees have included feeding America's hungry 
in their ``appointed rounds''. God bless them for it.
  Working in partnership with Campbell Soup Company and America's 
Second Harvest, as well as local offices of the United Way and the AFL-
CIO, the Postal Service's commitment to fighting hunger is admirable.

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