One in 7 people in Snohomish County are food insecure, making hunger one of the most pressing issues facing our community.
Each month, more than 10,000 people receive emergency food from the Volunteers of America’s Western Washington food banks — more than 50 percent of them are children and seniors. In just a single day, half of the food donations collected through food drives throughout the year are collected through the annual Letter Carriers Food Drive. If you’ve ever wondered what you can do to help eliminate hunger in our community, this is your chance to help.
This year’s food drive is on Saturday, May 14. You can participate in this food drive from the comfort of your own home by leaving nonperishable food items at your mailbox for your letter carrier to pick up next Saturday. Food donations can be left in the yellow plastic bags that are being placed in mailboxes this week, or in any other bag or box. Every donation makes a difference.
Are you donating this year? Use #FeedSnoCo on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook and show your community how you’re participating.
This food drive is a national event, and here in Snohomish County it is organized by National Association of Letter Carriers Local 791, Volunteers of America Western Washington, United Way of Snohomish County and the Snohomish County Labor Council.
Our goal is to surpass 250,000 pounds of food collected this year to help provide almost 200,000 meals for Snohomish County Families. With your help, we can do it. Whether this is your first year participating in this food drive or your 24th, we thank you. Because of you, hunger is being eliminated in our community, and children and families are receiving the critical nutritional support they need.
Brian Sullivan is a Snohomish County councilmember. Leonard Kelley is the mayor of Stanwood and secretary treasurer of the Snohomish County Labor Council.
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