Help Utah Stamp Out Hunger on May 10!

AARP and AARP Foundation Join with Other National Organizations to Help “Stamp Out Hunger”

To tackle the serious issue of hunger faced by millions of older adults, AARP and AARP Foundation today announced that on Saturday, May 10, they are joining the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) and the U.S. Postal Service’s 22 ^nd annual food drive to help “Stamp Out Hunger.”   One in six Utahns is unsure where his or her next meal is coming from, and 472,000 in Utah are at risk of missing one meal every day.

On the second Saturday in May each year, in America’s largest single day food drive, known officially as Stamp Out Hunger, letter carriers across the country pick up bags of non-perishable food products left for them by households on their usual routes—and deliver those donations to local food banks and pantries.

“Nearly 9 million adults age 50 and older have food insecurity over their next meal, so the time is now to put an end to this issue,” said AARP Utah State Director Alan Ormsby. “We encourage everyone who can to join us in this critical cause to fill a bag with food, leave it by your mailbox, and help someone in need.”

Last year, according to the NALC, letter carriers collected over 74.4 million pounds of food—raising the total amount of donations, over the history of the food drive, to more than 1.3 billion pounds.

AARP Foundation’s participation in the Stamp Out Hunger food drive aligns with one of the Foundation’s overall initiatives to feed those who are hungry now, while also developing long-term, sustainable solutions to the root causes of hunger among those 50 and older.

Drive to End Hunger is AARP and AARP Foundation’s multipronged focus on the problem of older adult hunger in America. For more information about Drive to End Hunger and to see how you can help Stamp Out Hunger, go to NALC.org/Food

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