A total of 123,320 pounds of food was delivered by U.S. Postal Service employees and letter carriers to Roadrunner Food Bank in Albuquerque as part of the annual “Stamp Out Hunger” Day on May 13.
The donations come at a time when Roadrunner Food Bank and other food banks across the country are feeding families impacted by the reduction of federal benefits that were enacted during the pandemic.
“We are grateful so many took action to help solve hunger,” Mag Strittmatter, president and CEO of Roadrunner Food Bank, said in a statement to KRQE. “Thank you to the letter carriers and the United States Postal Service who hauled in such a wonderful amount of food, volunteers for sorting food at post offices, and our wonderful community for responding. Your efforts combined truly make a difference!”
The food bank is still accepting non-perishable food donations through participating post office locations.
Fresh food items or food items that need to be kept cold should be brought directly to Roadrunner Food Bank at 5840 Office Blvd. NE.
Also, Roadrunner Food Bank continues to seek volunteers to sort and prepare food for distribution. Anyone interested in volunteering can register through the RFB site.
Communities that participated in Stamp Out Hunger Day included Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Belen, Los Lunas, Las Vegas, Santa Fe, Roswell, Silver City, Las Cruces, Artesia, Hobbs, Alamogordo, Los Alamos, Truth or Consequences, and Santa Rosa.