APWU Supports NALC’s Annual Food Drive

APWU President Mark Dimondstein is urging APWU members to actively support the 24th annual Letter Carriers Food Drive, slated for Saturday, May 14.

“I encourage each APWU member to make a donation,” he said. “But I also urge us to do more. I hope APWU locals — and individual members — will volunteer to help with the organizational tasks that make the drive such a success.”

The concept is simple: Postal customers across the country are asked to put non-perishable food donations in a sturdy bag and place the bag near their mailbox prior to their regular mail delivery on May 14. Letter Carriers will collect the donations as they deliver mail. (Many USPS worksites also set out containers to collect contributions.)

Volunteers can: organize donations as they come in; help transport contributions to local pantries; place posters and flyers about the food drive in public places; make sure family and friends know about the drive and how easy it is to donate, and spread the word on Facebook, Twitter, etc.

For more information on how to get involved, contact Yael Foa, at 202-639-6245 or yfoa@aflcio.org.

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