One-day 'Stamp Out Hunger' food drive set for May 10 in SWFL
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FORT MYERS, Fla. - Floridant -- The National Association of Letter Carriers' 2025 Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive will be held Saturday, May 10 across Southwest Florida.

In advance of the food drive, letter carriers will provide specially marked, empty plastic bags to many homes, condominiums and apartments across the region. Residents are encouraged to place non-perishable, shelf-stable food donations in plastic or papers bags that can be attached to or placed next to their mailbox. Letter carriers will then deliver donations to local food banks.

"So many of our neighbors are struggling with food insecurity because of rising costs for housing, health care, transportation, utilities and other expenses, including food," said Richard LeBer, president and CEO of Harry Chapin Food Bank. "Stamp Out Hunger offers a convenient way for community members to support local children, families, seniors and veterans who are experiencing hunger."

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Foods in high demand include breakfast bars, canned fish or chicken, dry or canned beans, canned vegetables, pasta and pasta sauces, cooking oil, dry milk, peanut butter and jelly, rice and canned soups.

"Most residents will receive an empty bag in their mail, but if not, you can still find any grocery bag around the house and fill it up with canned goods and boxed foods," said Steve Camacho, who is coordinating the Stamp Out Hunger initiative in Lee County. "Letter carriers and volunteers will be canvassing all neighborhoods across Southwest Florida on May 10, picking up and sorting donations, and then transferring them to local food banks and food pantries."

The National Association of Letter Carriers launched Stamp Out Hunger in 1993, collecting approximately 1.9 billion pounds of food nationwide over the years to help replenish shelves of community food banks. Stamp Out Hunger is widely considered the nation's largest single-day food drive. In 2024, letter carriers collected 44 million pounds of food.

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About the Harry Chapin Food Bank

Harry Chapin Food Bank, a Feeding America partner food bank, is the largest hunger-relief organization in Southwest Florida and serves 250,000 neighbors monthly through its Feeding Network of 175 agency partners. In 2024, the nonprofit distributed 39.5 million pounds of food, the equivalent of 32 million meals, at food banks and mobile pantries across Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee counties. Harry Chapin Food Bank is an Agency Partner of United Way and a Blueprint Partner of the Naples Children & Education Foundation, rated as a Four-Star Charity by Charity Navigator and Platinum-rated by Candid's GuideStar. For more information, please visit HarryChapinFoodBank.org or call 239-334-7007.