30th Annual National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive brings in 27,000 pounds of food for Lowcountry Food Bank
May 25, 2022
The 30th annual National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive took place nationally and in Charleston on Saturday, May 14. This event is the largest one-day food drive in the country.
More than 100 Lowcountry Food Bank staff and volunteers were on hand at each local post office throughout the Charleston area to meet 495 local letter carriers who brought in food throughout the day from their daily routes collected from household mailboxes.
Volunteers generously donated their time to offload and sort the food donations. The Stamp Out Hunger food drive collected more than 27,000 pounds of food that will be distributed back into the community for those who face food insecurity.
Food insecurity rates in the 10 coastal counties of South Carolina served by the Lowcountry Food Bank remain higher than pre-pandemic levels at 11.4%, which equates to more than 160,000 of our neighbors, of whom 45,540 are children.
Many of our neighbors are still recovering from economic effects of the pandemic, and our community can make an impact any time of the year with a food or fund drive. A virtual food drive is a fundraiser event hosted online by an organization or an individual with the goal to raise monetary funds. A virtual drive allows supporters to engage with the Lowcountry Food Bank from anywhere to raise funds, and helps provide perishable and non-perishable food items that provide much-needed nutrition to those in our community who face hunger.
About the Lowcountry Food Bank: Feed. Advocate. Empower.
The Lowcountry Food Bank serves the 10 coastal counties of South Carolina and distributed more than 40 million pounds of food in 2021. The Lowcountry Food Bank helps fight hunger by distributing food to more than 250 partner agencies including on-site meal programs, homeless shelters and emergency food pantries. The Lowcountry Food Bank advocates on behalf of those who experience hunger and helps empower people to make healthy and nutritious food choices. For more information, visit the Lowcountry Food Bank website
About Stamp Out Hunger
The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is the nation’s largest single-day food drive and is held annually on the second Saturday in May in 10,000 cities and towns in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam.
