Saturday, May 9, was the annual “Stamp Out Hunger” day in Natchez and throughout the U.S.

Thanks to the joint effort of the National Association of Letter Carriers (the Postal Union) in conjunction with the United States Postal Service, and to the postal patrons of Natchez and Adams County, many people have been or will be given their daily bread.

The non-perishable food donated and collected is being distributed to those in need by the Food Bank, Stewpot and Sunshine Shelter

The effort was a major success. Almost four tons of non-perishable food came from postal patrons who left it in boxes, bags, etc., at their mailboxes.

People of the Natchez area care.

When your letter carrier (city or rural) delivered your mail on this red-letter day, he or she picked up your donation, crowded it into their mail trucks and unloaded it at the post office’s dock at the end of their routes.

From the post office dock it was loaded with help of the postal workers onto vehicles waiting to take it to the aforementioned agencies.

This effort paid off to all — to the many donors, the postal workers, the distributing agencies and most of all to people who needed and received this food.

There was a festive attitude as each mail truck pulled into the dock loaded with food.

The letter carriers and post office workers who transferred the food from the postal trucks to waiting agency vehicles were excited, happy and pleased with their accomplishments — as well they should be.

The agencies receiving this food were smiling, as they knew this would help with their mission.

This food was a blessing to those individuals who need it. The community especially thanks the National Association of Letter Carriers and the postal patrons for this annual project.

Louis Gunning

director of the Stewpot