Stamp Out Hunger this Saturday, May 13!

Most Needed Items
Gluten-free foods
Peanut Butter
Canned Solid White Tuna
Canned Chicken
Baked Beans
Canned Meals (Ravioli, SpaghettiOs®, Beef Stew)

​Canned Fruit
Bottled Juice/Juice boxes
Ketchup
Mayonnaise
Cereal
Pasta
Boxed Pasta and Rice
Soup

Toiletries!
Toothpaste/Toothbrushes
Shampoo,
Deodorant
Diapers & baby wipes
feminine products

On Saturday, May 13, local Post Offices will be participating in the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive to benefit area food pantries.  This food drive is a huge boost to each of the food pantries listed above, coming at a time when most of the food collected from the holiday season has run out, and the pantries are in great need of donations to restock their shelves for the spring and summer months.
 
The pantries are very grateful to the National Association of Letter Carriers for this very important drive, and are hoping that the public will donate as generously as possible to help them feed the individuals and families who come to them each day for assistance. Letter carriers will pick up food donations left at customers’ mailboxes on the morning of Saturday, May 13.
 
Most Needed Items
The pantries appreciate all donations of non-perishable food items and personal care products, but are particularly in need of the following:
 
Gluten-free foods, Peanut Butter, Canned Solid White Tuna, Canned Chicken, Baked Beans, Canned Meals (Ravioli, SpaghettiOs®, Beef Stew), Canned Fruit, Bottled Juice, Juice boxes, Ketchup, Mayonnaise, Cereal, Pasta, Boxed Pasta and Rice, Soup, Toothpaste, Shampoo, Deodorant, Diapers, baby wipes and feminine products.  (NOTE:  Glass jars sometimes break during this collection – consider plastic/canned options instead!)
 
Please help us by checking expiration/best buy dates on your donations.  Remember to only donate things that you would want to eat yourself!

If You Miss the Food Drive and Would Still Like to Donate
If you miss the food drive and would like to make a donation, please contact one of the pantries below for information about dropping off items directly.  Each of the pantries would be very grateful to accept your donations!
 
Did You Know?

• The food pantries listed above collectively serve residents in the following cities and towns:  Amesbury, South Hampton, Merrimac, Newbury, Newburyport, Salisbury, West Newbury, Groveland, Byfield, Boxford, Rowley and Georgetown.

• Currently, there are more than 6,000 people living in northeastern Essex County who are struggling with food insecurity. That’s 1 out of 16 people, 1 out of 8 children, and 1 out of 5 seniors. (Greater Boston Food Bank/feedingamerica.org)
• More than 3,000 individuals accessed food assistance from the local food pantries in 2016.

 Contact Information
Community Action, Inc., Amesbury:  Dianne Halloran, 44A Friend Street (978) 388-2570
www.communityactioninc.org
 
Community Services, Newburyport:  Betty Leary, 31 Green St (978) 465-7562
www.communityserviceofnewburyport.com
 
Our Neighbors’ Table, Amesbury/Merrimac:  Lori Townsend, 194 Main Street (978)388-1907 www.ourneighborstable.org
 
The Pettengill House, Inc., Salisbury:  Richard Henderson, 13 Lafayette Road (978) 463-8801 www.pettengillhouse.org/