Saturday, May 8 is “Stamp Out Hunger Day” whereby Letter Carriers from the local Post Office pick up non-perishable food donations as they deliver mailthat Saturday. If you wish to make a donation, leave your food items by yourmailbox for your Carrier to collect. Though a nation-wide food drive, thereare 9 postal offices in Montgomery County that will be participating anddistributing food to the Montgomery County Food Bank.“Last year a total of 23,418 pounds of food was collected,” Doris Golemonsaid, executive director for the Food Bank. “This provides a tremendousboost for us as the need is so great in Montgomery County. Almost 40%percent of the people we serve through our food pantries are children underthe age of 18. Kids are going to school hungry.”
The Montgomery County Food Bank is a non-profit center for fooddistribution. The agency procures donated surplus food and transfers allfood items in usable quantities to 39 non-profit agencies and 24 schools inMontgomery County.Founded in 1985, the Montgomery County Food Bank has distributed more than10 million pounds of food. Agency food pantries distribute food to more than25,000 individuals per month.
“We hope everyone turns out for this food drive by leaving a small bag ofnon-perishable food items next to their mail box,” Golemon said. “I canguarantee, whatever you leave by your mail box, will be on someone’s dinnertable in the very near future.”
For more information on the Montgomery County Food Bank call (936) 539-6686.
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