Overview
- Residents can leave a bag of shelf-stable food by their mailbox, with letter carriers collecting it during Saturday’s May 9 routes.
- Donations go back to local post offices and then to nearby food banks and pantries, so the food helps people in the same community.
- Give canned proteins, peanut butter, rice, pasta, cereal, vegetables, and fruit, and avoid expired or perishable items, glass, dented or unlabeled cans, and opened packages.
- Organizers say summer brings a jump in need as school meals end, and Metropolitan Ministries noted requests rise after May in the Tampa Bay area.
- Local partners are setting targets and offering drop-offs, with Missoula aiming for 10,000 pounds and stores there taking donations on May 9 from noon to 4 p.m.