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Island Harvest Launches 2013 Stamp Out Hunger Campaign

Long Islanders can leave non-perishable food by their mailboxes on May 11 for collection.

Mineola-based non-profit food bank Island Harvest is again partnering with the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) and the United States Postal Service for the 21st annual Stamp Out Hunger Campaign, part of the nation’s largest single-day food drive.

On Saturday, May 11, Long Islanders can do their part by leaving non-perishable food items near their mailboxes — local mail carriers will do the rest. Food collected will benefit Island Harvest and the estimated 300,000 Long Islanders — including over 110,000 children — who face hunger each day.

“Hunger exists everywhere in the United States, even in an area as prosperous as Long Island,” Island Harvest president and CEO Randi Shubin Dresner said in a statement. “Stamp Out Hunger unites the Long Island community and reminds us that many of our neighbors face the risk of hunger on a daily basis and desperately need our help.”

Stamp Out Hunger is being sponsored locally by Stop & Shop Supermarkets, this year’s grand sponsor and the Long Island Rail Road. 

Participating in Stamp Out Hunger is easy… simply leave non-perishable food items in a sturdy bag by your mailboxes on Saturday May 11, prior to regular mail delivery time.  Food products needed includes canned soup, canned vegetables, pasta, rice, cereal. No glass jars or expired product, please. Regional mail carriers will collect the food and deliver them to Island Harvest, who will then distribute the food among 570 food pantries, soup kitchens and emergency feeding programs throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties. 

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