Politics & Government

Last Chance: Stamp Out Hunger on Saturday

Mail carriers will be collecting food donations placed next to mailboxes on Saturday, May 12.

The United States Postal Service and the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) is helping to collect food to donate to Island Harvest, and here's your chance to help, Lindenhurst.

The annual Stamp Out Hunger effort is set for Saturday, May 12, residents are asked to leave a donation of non-perishable foods -such as canned soup or vegetables, pasta, rice or cereal - in a sturdy bag next to their mailbox.

Postal workers will then collect the donated food items and deliver them to Island Harvest, which will distribute them to 570 food pantries, soup kitchens and emergency feeding programs across Long Island.

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It's an easy way to donate and help out your less fortunate neighbors.

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