PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Everyone can help "Stamp Out Hunger" on Saturday by leaving healthy, nonperishable food in a bag near mailboxes for someone from the National Association of Letter Carriers to collect.
Items needed most are canned soup, canned vegetables, tuna, peanut butter, pasta, rice, canned beans, and healthy cereals. Donors are asked to put items out early, because the food pickup might not coincide with normal mail delivery.
Donations collected in Rhode Island will go to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank and its member agencies. Last year, Rhode Islanders donated 117,000 pounds, a nearly 10 percent increase over the previous year. Nationally, letter carriers collected 70.7 million pounds in 2012.
The food bank can be reached at (401) 942-6325. You can also follow/tweet @stampouthunger on Twitter.