A big thank you to islanders for success of 30th Annual USPS Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive

Jul 04, 2023

To the editor:

The 30th Annual USPS Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive took place on Saturday, May 13, 2023. As many of you may know, the USPS food drive on Pine Island directly benefits the Pine Island Food Pantry, which services people in need on the island. This year's drive yielded 920 pounds of non-perishable items that will be distributed to the community in the coming weeks.

Connor McCallister, the St. James City Postmaster, has graciously agreed to leave out a collection box in the SJC Post Office for the next serval months for people to continue to donate non-perishable items to this cause.

I would like to thank all the carrier union members of the Post Office who contributed their time and effort to this year's drive. Special thanks to Steve Camancho, who coordinates the event on our area, as well as Bokeelia's Postmaster David Moyer, and Connor McCallister, St. James City's Postmaster.

This event could not be a success without all the volunteer help that comes out for the day to help weigh, sort and organize all the donations. A very special thanks to the Matlacha Hookers, who provide more then half of the volunteers needed for the day, year after year. I would also like to thank the Pine Island Food Pantry staff for their help as well.

Lastly, a big thanks to all the people in the community who donated the food that was collected. Without your contributions, events like this one would not be possible.

Guy D’Alessio

Pine Island Food Pantry

USPS Stamp Out Hunger Coordinator

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