CRESTVIEW — The annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive to help local food pantries is May 14 in Northwest Florida.
Every second Saturday in May, letter carriers in more than 10,000 cities and towns across America collect nonperishable food items left by their postal customers, who participate in the National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger National Food Drive.
Area residents who wish to participate may place their food donations in a bag or box next to their mailbox before the letter carrier delivers mail May 14.
The donations are picked up as the letter carriers complete their regular mail routes and then delivered to the food banks.
United Way Partner Agencies participating in this food drive are The Arc of the Emerald Coast, Sharing & Caring centers in Crestview, Fort Walton Beach and Niceville, COPE Center, The Salvation Army, S4P Synergy, Meals on Wheels, Fresh Start, Children in Crisis, Catholic Charities and Harvest House.
Last year, the letter carriers with the United Way and volunteers collected over 160,000 pounds of food in Okaloosa and Walton counties.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Stamp Out Hunger food drive set May 14 in Northwest Florida