Did you feed your mailbox for the hungry today???

[Omaha Steve]

It is letter carrier food pantry day.

FULL info here: https://www.stampouthungerfooddrive.us/

[underpants]

1. Damn thanks for reminding me.

[redstatebluegirl]

2. Yes sir put mine out this morning, lots of soup, canned tuna, canned chicken.

[dameatball]

3. Yep. Put it out last night...:)

[Elwood P Dowd]

4. Several cans of veggies early this morning. (nm)

[Dulcinea]

5. You bet!

Canned veggies & fruit plus peanut butter.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

6. If you forget, some will pick up on Monday, too.

[redwitch]

7. Thanks Steve!

I often forget and then have to schlep it to our amazing local food bank. Now my mailman gets to schlep it!

[CrispyQ]

8. Thank you!

I've noticed a mail bin under our community postal box & wondered what it was for.

[Totally Tunsie]

9. Yes, sir. Canned tuna, veggies, and Progresso soup.

[Flaleftist]

10. Thanks for the reminder!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

11. The last couple of years I tried to do it but both times the mail carrier didn't pick up my bags.

I ended up taking them to the food shelf collection facility myself. I'll probably do the same thing this year.

[Scarsdale]

33. I put my contributions into a brown grocery sack,

put that into a plastic bag. I attach the post card requesting the donations to the plastic bag, with a bread twist. Then I put the mailbox flag up and write a slip "Food on ground" so the mail lady sees it. Too much to put into the mailbox. The mail truck gets loaded!!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

35. My mailbox is on my porch, attached to the house next to the door.

The bag was placed on a chair immediately below the mailbox. They couldn’t have “missed” it two years in a row, but they did.

[MineralMan]

12. Instead, I took a box of non-perishable food

to my local food bank. I do not wish to burden my mail carrier with extra work.

[cwydro]

29. This is so true.

Mail carriers aren’t fond of this day.

I take my donations to a local charity.

[Trueblue Texan]

13. Thanks for the reminder!

Mail hasn't come yet. I guess I made it!

[MLAA]

14. Yep!

[Ohiogal]

15. Yes sir, I did.

Canned beans, canned veggies, spaghetti, spaghetti sauce, granola bars, canned tuna fish. I watched my mail carrier take the bag.

I emailed my right wing sister to remind her about this and she replied, "They aren't doing that in my neighborhood." ??? I wrote back that it's national. Did not get a response.

[cwydro]

30. Of course they are.

I live in a right wing neighborhood and it’s a popular food drive.

[Laffy Kat]

16. I did! They haven't picked it up yet though.

[Arkansas Granny]

17. Yes, I did. I put it out early this morning.

[wendyb-NC]

18. Thank you, so much for the reminder.

It slipped my mind.

I filled up a grocery bag with canned goods and put it next to the mail box, just in the nick of time!

[Luciferous]

19. Put mine out this morning :)

[LiberalFighter]

20. Our UAW Retiree Chapter does a collection in April and May.

Then the money collected is matched from the Chapter's funds and sent to the Food Bank our local Letter Carrier's support in their drive.

Each dollar is equal to about 6 canned goods. So if we raise $200 and match it making it $400 that would be 2,400 canned goods or packages.

[Takket]

21. no... for two reasons........

1. I got a card in the mail on Wednesday that the pickup was today. I shop every Sunday. in short they don't give me enough notice they're coming to prepare anything.

2. The local food bank has drives at my grocery store a few times a year where they give us a list when we walk in and i can buy stuff right there and give it to them on the way out. much more efficient way to run a food drive.

[Maeve]

22. While this is a good project, may I suggest this?

Most food pantries can do more with cash than with physical donations--they can buy more wholesale and get what they need. So please consider making out a regular check to your local food pantry. The same $$ you spend will go even further.

[Shrike47]

23. But of course. I buy food for the food drive.

[csziggy]

24. Yes - we were at the store yesterday and bought a bunch of stuff

Just to donate: various canned vegetables, beans, tuna, etc.

All basic, shelf stable stuff.

[GoCubsGo]

25. Yes, but I sure wish they'd give us more notice.

I don't always have enough on hand to fill up the bag, and I may not have a chance to hit the grocery store in the meantime.

[Alliepoo]

26. Yep!!

Took it out early this morning. Hope none of my neighbors saw me in my pj’s! Lol!

[Cornus]

27. Just put our bag out...

...for our late afternoon mail delivery. Thanks for the reminder.

[dewsgirl]

28. I did.

[Hotler]

31. Si senor........................nt

[Scarsdale]

32. I did.

It is a wonderful idea, for an excellent cause. I am very happy to contribute every year.

[ornotna]

34. They've picked it up.

[justhanginon]

36. Done dood it! Hasn't been picked up yet!

[irisblue]

37. My letter carrier just picked it up.

OS, they do this the Saturday b/4 Mothers Day every year?

[Totally Tunsie]

39. Basically. It's the second Saturday in May annually.

[thinkingagain]

38. Thanks for the reminder

Let’s hope they pick it up this time last year they didn’t take it it first time ever

[klook]

40. Yes! Great project.

I did it in honor of a couple of dear departed relatives who were letter carriers.

[Totally Tunsie]

41. Nice to see so many positive responses here.

From what I see in my neighborhood, not many participate. It's a shame...the USPS makes it so easy for most. Every bit helps someone, somewhere.

[gblady]

42. Yep...

Put it out this morning, feels good to participate!

[blueinredohio]

43. Yes

[spanone]

44. ALWAYS!!!!!

K&R...

[elocs]

45. Yes I did and there are a bunch of mailboxes on my corner.

I was out there this morning, talking with my mail carrier, when it suddenly occurred to me--the food! I had put it in a box on the porch so I would not forget it and that's exactly what I would have done. But I even got a little thank you note for doing it.

[Delphinus]

46. Yes,

always do.