Making our Mailbox a Food Pantry Pick-up Point

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By Lynda Wheatley | May 7, 2022

Keep an eye on your home’s mailbox this week. You might receive a postcard inviting you to be a part of the 28th annual National Association of Letter Carrier Food Drive. And if you do, you can easily help feed the one person of every four in our community who can’t afford three square meals each day. Simply leave a bag or box of non-perishable food by your mailbox on Saturday, May 14. Your mail carrier or a volunteer in a marked car will pick up your donation for a community food pantry in Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Wexford, or Leelanau County this spring and summer—a time when shelves are at their barest. According to Feed America, donations like peanut butter, canned soup, canned fruit, canned vegetables, whole grain pasta, and brown rice are great non-perishable staples. If you can, consider rounding out those staples with salad dressings, dried fruit, healthy seeds and nuts, nut butters, spices, or microwave popcorn. If you don’t receive a postcard but want to participate, call your local post office to find a donation location.