Overview
- Letter carriers will pick up nonperishable food left by mailboxes during regular routes on Saturday, May 9, with donations routed to local food banks the same day.
- The one-day effort marks its 34th year and is described as the largest of its kind, with more than 1.94 billion pounds collected since 1993.
- Organizers ask for shelf-stable items such as peanut butter, canned tuna, cereal, rice, and pasta, with no expired goods or glass, and any sturdy bag or box accepted.
- Residents who use cluster boxes can leave donations at those sites or take them to a post office with collection bins.
- Food goes to partners like NeighborImpact in Central Oregon, Second Harvest in Wisconsin, and United Way groups, which report rising need, including 13,000 pounds collected last year in greater Bangor for roughly 10,000 meals.