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Letter carriers collect over 300,000 pounds for Food Bank
Area letter carriers helped collect non-perishable food donations in an effort to fight hunger during the 17th Annual Letter Carriers Food Drive.
Posted — UpdatedRALEIGH, N.C. — Area letter carriers helped collect non-perishable food donations in an effort to fight hunger during the 17th Annual Letter Carriers Food Drive.
“Stamp Out Hunger," is the nation’s largest one-day effort to fight hunger, more than 300,000 pounds of food were collected to benefit the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina, with branches in Durham, Greenville, Raleigh, Sandhills (Southern Pines) and Wilmington.
Donations this year were up by almost 60,000 pounds over last year. The May 9 food drive provided more than 257,000 meals.
To learn more about the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina, call 919-875-0707.
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