The last time the drive was held in 2019, DMARC received over 66,000 pounds of food.
DES MOINES, Iowa — After two years away, the annual Stamp Out Hunger drive is back, collecting donations for people dealing with hunger across the country.
“In May, we’re seeing a 40 percent increase over the same month last year. Also in April, we saw over 1,000 people use our food pantry network for the first time ever. So there’s a lot of need right now,” said Luke Elzinga, Communications & Advocacy Manager for DMARC.
That makes Stamp Out Hunger more timely than ever. On Saturday, mail carriers across the U.S. will be picking up nonperishable food donations at mailboxes on their usual routes to share with local pantries like DMARC. In 2019, the last year the drive was hosted, they collected over 66,000 pounds of food.
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