Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive This Saturday, Final
Friday, May 13th, 2016 -- 1:30 PM
-The National Association of Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is being held tomorrow, Saturday, May 14th.I spoke with Lisa Schilling, Postmaster of the Neillsville Post Office, and she explained what to donate, where to donate and how to donate items for the food drive.
"We would like them to donate non-perishable items. No glass. No alcohol. And if they could look at it and make sure it's not expired, that is very helpful because we have to go through it anyway to make sure of that. In case something would happen. Obviously, you're taking it to the food pantry and yet there's a liability involved in that a little bit. They can drop anything off they would like to already starting this week at the post office in the lobby. If they're coming through town go ahead and bring it, that's totally fine. We have a buggy set up right out in the lobby, they can just lay the bags of donations right in there."
"Or, if they're not doing that, the next best thing is to lay it by your mailbox on Saturday the 14th. Or even if they laid it out there on Friday, the carrier would just pick it up and bring it in. But Saturday is the day there will be helpers with the carriers. So, there will be extra people to grab that stuff, so the carrier can still, of course, finish their assigned rounds and not be interrupted with just getting the food and stuff. That's how we usually run it. It's always been so nice with this town. They've been so generous when it comes to donating for the food drive. It's really heart warming to see that people still give to those less fortunate even when times are hard on them as well."
She also explained where the donated food goes.
"It stays local, actually. We keep it right here. Jody Conner, from Job Services, and Mary, from the courthouse, they come down from the Aging Department. They do it and then also Judy, here at the Food Pantry that has been set up in town right there on 5th Street, she partakes in it as well. So, actually this year we're going to drop off some here and some down there right away. And they will go through it and stock their shelves and do what they do. And we get volunteers for it every year. It's a really big deal for Neillsville, I think. A lot of people get involved in it and they seem to really appreciate it. So, I love partaking in it because of that because there is post offices that opt out. You don't have to do it. You're not forced to do it. But we just keep choosing to do it just to help our own community."
Once again the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is taking place tomorrow, but you can drop your items off in the lobby today or leave it by your mailbox today.
In Case You Missed It:
Part 1: http://cwbradio.com/news/?fn_mode=fullnews&fn_id=16657
Part 2: http://cwbradio.com/news/index.php?p=news&fn_incl=1&fn_mode=fullnews&fn_id=16666
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