[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 76 (Thursday, May 10, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H3918-H3919]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              LETTER CARRIERS' STAMP OUT HUNGER FOOD DRIVE

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today about an 
excellent event that will take place Saturday in communities throughout 
the Nation.
  The 26th annual Letter Carriers' Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is the 
country's largest single-day food drive. It is the brainchild of the 
National Association of Letter Carriers in response to the need they 
saw every day on their routes.
  Letter carriers go into neighborhoods in every town at least 6 days a 
week, and they have a keen awareness of their neighbors in need. After 
receiving input from food banks and pantries, the letter carriers 
determined that late spring would be the best time for a food drive 
since by then most food banks in the country start running out of 
donations received during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday 
periods.
  Known for its distinctive blue plastic bags, the Stamp Out Hunger 
Food Drive provides nonperishable food to local food banks, shelters, 
and meal programs across the United States.
  One bag of food may seem small, but it goes a long way to stamp out 
hunger.

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