News Release

WARSAW — The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive collected 5,200 pounds of food on Saturday, May 11.

The event is held the second Saturday in May annually by the U.S. Postal Service, National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association and National Association of Letter Carriers in the United States. The event strives to make significant donations of food to organizations serving people in need.

The first event was held in 1993 in Warsaw, and the 31st event this year supported the food pantries of Combined Community Services, Our Father’s Pantry and The Salvation Army. All three services are experiencing increases in requests for food, according to Envoy Ken Locke, administrator of The Salvation Army, and local event coordinator with the Warsaw Post Office.

“On behalf of all three agencies, we greatly appreciate all the food received during this event,” Locke said. “We really appreciate the postal workers going above and beyond their duties to make this happen.”