Minnesotans to Help Stamp Out Hunger on Saturday, May 9

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May 06, 2015, 08:30 ET

SAINT PAUL, Minn., May 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Letter carriers are asking Minnesotans to fill a bag with non-perishable food items and leave it at their mailbox to help stamp out hunger on Saturday, May 9, 2015. Sponsored by the National Association of Letter Carriers, Stamp Out Hunger is the largest single-day food drive in the country. Here in Minnesota, letter carriers hope to collect 1.2 million pounds of food—that's enough food to provide one million meals for those in need.

Participating in Stamp Out Hunger is as easy as filling a bag with non-perishable food items and leaving it by your mailbox. More than 2,000 letter carriers representing Minneapolis Branch 9 and St. Paul Branch 28 will collect food donations on their regular seven-county metro residential routes from 10 am to 5 pm to benefit Second Harvest Heartland and the 1 in 10 Minnesotans at risk of hunger each day.

Minnesotans can also make a financial donation to Second Harvest Heartland, and through May 15, 2015, The Land O'Lakes Foundation will match the gift up to a total of $25,000. Donate online at 2harvest.org/stampout.

"Stamp Out Hunger is a wonderful opportunity for the community to work together in the fight to end hunger," said Rob Zeaske, Second Harvest Heartland CEO. "By simply placing non-perishable food items at our mailboxes, we can make an incredible difference in the lives of our hungry neighbors. I encourage all Minnesotans to join me and fill a bag and feed a family."

Local sponsors of this year's Stamp Out Hunger food drive include National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 9, Minneapolis and Branch 28, St. Paul; Cub Foods; KARE 11; Land O'Lakes, Inc.; Minnesota Transport Services Association; and WCCO Radio. To learn more, visit 2harvest.org/stampout.

About Second Harvest Heartland
Second Harvest Heartland is one of the nation's largest, most efficient and most innovative food banks. In 2014, we delivered more than 74 million meals to over 1,000 food shelves, pantries and other partner programs serving 59 counties in Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Second Harvest Heartland helps relieve hunger not only by sourcing, warehousing and distributing food, but through data-driven thought leadership and community partnerships that help improve the region's larger hunger relief system. For more information, visit 2harvest.org or call 651.484.5117.