(Oklahoma City) – May 2, 2016 – On Saturday, May 14, letter carriers in more than 190 cities in central and western Oklahoma will “Stamp Out Hunger” by collecting canned food donations from households on their route.
To help “Stamp Out Hunger”, fill the plastic donation bag you receive in your mailbox the week of May 9, or any plastic bag, with canned food donations and place it by your mailbox on Saturday, May 14 before your letter carrier arrives. Your letter carrier will do the rest.
“The Letter Carriers’ Food Drive is more important than ever,” said Rodney Bivens, executive director of the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. “During the summer, utility bills skyrocket and children, who usually receive meals at school, may not have enough to eat. We are asking the community to help us by donating canned items through the Letter Carriers’ Food Drive. Together, we can solve hunger.”
Most needed items include: canned meats, meat-based soups, canned fruits, canned vegetables, peanut butter and rice and beans. Nonperishable food donations can also be dropped off at participating post offices. Monetary donations can also be made online at feedinghope.org or by calling 405.600.3136. Every dollar donated will provide five meals for Oklahomans with inconsistent access to food.
The goal of the Feeding Hope and Letter Carriers’ Food and Fund Drive is to raise enough food and funds to provide 7.3 million meals for Oklahomans struggling with hunger. As the demand for food assistance continues to rise, the Regional Food Bank depends upon the generosity of the community to support its mission of “Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope.”
The following 192 cities in central and western Oklahoma are participating in the Letter Carriers’ Food Drive: Ada, Aline, Allen, Altus, Alva, Amber, Ames, Anadarko, Apache, Arapaho, Ardmore, Asher, Atoka, Atwood, Balko, Beaver, Bennington, Bethany, Bethel Acres, Binger, Bison, Blackwell, Blanchard, Bokchito, Braman, Bray, Bristow, Buffalo, Bulter, Burns Flat, Cache, Caddo, Calera, Calumet, Calvin, Canton, Canute, Carney, Carrier, Cashion, Cement, Central High, Chandler, Chattanooga, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Chickasha, Choctaw, Choctaw, Cleveland, Clinton, Colbert, Comanche, Cordell, Crawford, Crescent, Cushing, Custer City, Cyril, Davis, Dill City, Dover, Duncan, Durant, Durham, Edmond, El Reno, Elgin, Elk City, Enid, Erick, Fletcher, Forgan, Fort Sill, Fort Supply, Foss, Frederick, Gate, Geary, Geronimo, Glencoe, Goltry, Goodwell, Gould, Gracemont, Grandfield, Granite, Guthrie, Guymon, Harrah, Healdton, Helena, Hennessey, Hinton, Hobart, Holdenville, Hollis, Hominy, Hooker, Indiahoma, Jet, Jones, Kingfisher, Kingston, Konawa, Laverne, Lawton, Lexington, Lindsay, Lone Grove, Loyal, Luther, Madill, Mangum, Mannsville, Marietta, Marlow, Maud, May, Maysville, McLoud, Mead, Medford, Meeker, Midwest City, Milburn, Minco, Moore, Mooreland, Mustang, Nardin, Nash, Newalla, Newcastle, Ninnekah, Norman, Oakland, Okarche, Okeene, Okemah, Oklahoma City, Paden, Pauls Valley, Pawnee, Perkins, Perry, Piedmont, Pink, Ponca City, Purcell, Reydon, Ringling, Rush Springs, Sasakwa, Sayre, Shawnee, Slaughterville, Snyder, Sparks, Spencer, Stillwater, Stratford, Stroud, Sulphur, Sweetwater, Tecumseh, Temple, Texola, Thomas, Tishomingo, Tonkawa, Tuttle, Union City, Vici, Village, Walters, Warr Acres, Watonga, Waukomis, Waurika, Wayne, Weatherford, Weeleetka, Wellston, Wetumka, Wewoka, Wilson, Woodward, Wynnewood, Yale and Yukon.
Since 1993, the Letter Carriers’ Food Drive has raised more than 7.7 million pounds of food for residents in central and western Oklahoma.
For more information about the Letter Carriers’ Food Drive, ask your letter carrier, contact your local post office, or call Angie Doss at 405-604-7109 or email [email protected].
The Feeding Hope and Letter Carriers’ Food and Fund Drive is sponsored by Devon Energy Corporation. Presenting Sponsors include: Accenture, Chesapeake Energy Corporation and the Cresap Family Foundation. The drive is also sponsored by: AFL-CIO, American Fidelity Foundation, Arnold Outdoor, Bank of Oklahoma, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma, Express Employment Professionals, The Grainger Foundation, Homeland, JAKE FM, Journal Record, KOMA, Lamar Outdoor, La Zeta, LINN Energy, Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores, Magic 104.1 KMGL, Marathon Oil, Mercy, National Association of Letter Carriers, National Association of Rural Letter Carriers, News 9, OGE Energy Corp., Oklahoma City Firefighters Assoc. Local 157, The Oklahoman, OU Medicine, Paycom, Riverwind Casino, Seagate Technology, Tyler Outdoor, United States Postal Service, United Supermarkets, United Way of Central Oklahoma and Valpak.
The Regional Food Bank is dedicated to “Fighting Hunger…Feeding Hope.” More than 656,000 Oklahomans struggle with hunger on a daily basis. The Regional Food Bank provides enough food to feed more than 116,000 hungry Oklahomans through a network of more than 1,250 charitable feeding programs and schools in central and western Oklahoma.
About the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma
The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma is the state’s largest private, domestic hunger relief organization and a member of Feeding America’s network of Food Banks. The nonprofit provides enough food to feed more than 116,000 hungry Oklahomans each week through a network of more than 1,250 schools and charitable feeding programs in 53 central and western Oklahoma counties. Since its inception in 1980, the Regional Food Bank has distributed more than 600 million pounds of food to feed Oklahoma’s hungry. For more information, visit https://www.regionalfoodbank.org; find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/regionalfoodbank or follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/rfbo.
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