Help Wichita Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger on May 10

Nation’s Largest Food Drive Helps Millions of Americans in Need

WICHITA, KS — Wichita and surrounding area letter carriers will hold their 16th annual Food Drive on Saturday, May 10. Postal patrons are encouraged to participate by placing non-perishable food items in a bag near their mailbox prior to mail delivery.

All of the food will be distributed to local food banks whose shelves are traditionally bare this time of year. Last year Wichita letter carriers collected more than 130,000 pounds of food.

Postal employees in all 50 states will participate in the world’s largest one-day food drive, which has resulted in delivery of over three-quarters of a billion pounds of donations to community food banks and pantries over the last 15 years. An estimated 35 million people are at risk of hunger in America, including 12 million children.

“Our letter carriers are in every neighborhood six days a week and they are a big part of the community, so we take enormous pride in being able to help those who are in need,” said Wichita Postmaster, Mark Talbott.

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An independent federal agency, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that visits every address in the nation — 146 million homes and businesses. It has 37,000 retail locations and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to pay for operating expenses, not tax dollars. The Postal Service has annual revenues of $75 billion and delivers nearly half the world’s mail.