[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12053]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 IN HONOR OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS AND THE OHIO 
 STATE ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS ANNUAL FOOD DRIVE TO ``STAMP OUT 
                                HUNGER''

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                         HON. PATRICK J. TIBERI

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 7, 2009

  Mr. TIBERI. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor and recognize the 
dedication and achievements of the National Association of Letter 
Carriers and the Ohio State Association of Letter Carriers. May 9th, 
2009 marks the 17th annual NALC National Food Drive to ``Stamp Out 
Hunger.'' On that day, letter carriers will collect non-perishable 
donations from homes as they deliver mail along postal routes.
  Letter carriers from over 10,000 cities and towns in all 50 states, 
the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam collected a record 
setting 73.1 million pounds in last year's drive. The drive is held 
annually on the second Saturday in May. Donations will be collected by 
more than 1,400 local branches of the 300,000-member postal union and 
delivered to food banks, pantries and shelters in the communities where 
they are collected.
  I am honored to have the opportunity to recognize the National 
Association of Letter Carriers and the Ohio State Association of Letter 
Carriers for their dedication and hard work in the communities to help 
provide food for the growing number of American families facing hunger 
in these difficult economic times.

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