Community Chat

[QVCkitty1]

I don't know if it varies for different communities, but I got a card today announcing the mail carrier food drive. Your mail carrier will pick up bags of donated food left near your mailbox on the second Sat. in May which is the 13th. It's an easy way to donate and my carriers are really good at picking up the bags. 

[Love my grandkids]

@QVCkitty1 This event has been happening for many many years. 

[ValuSkr]

Mail carriers don't do that here, for some reason.  That's okay, I donate to a food pantry from time-to-time.

Seems like birds and critters would get into food items left out by the mailbox.

[Meowingkitty]

Our neighborhood has done it in the past but I think it's a pretty low participation rate. Plus the food would sit out in the sun, down the street until after 3:00, then sit in a hot truck for who knows how long. I won't give because I don't know if the mailman picks it up or someone just passing by would take it because my mailbox is 3 houses down.

[PA Mom-mom]

@QVCkitty1  Thanks for posting. I saw a post about this by @catter70  in an unrelated post. Ran out and got my food items, and they are sitting in the foyer, ready to go. I did check with my PO to make sure they are participating.

[Love my grandkids]

@ValuSkr The items are non-perishables and left in grocery bags during the day. Have never seen birds or critters get into any of it in 20 years and I always keep an eye out.

[GenXmuse]

Thanks for the reminder. I thought it was coming up soon and have started bagging things up. 

[OKPrincess]

In the past, I have received a card and participated.

I'll be watching the mail for a reminder card.

I never saw who picked up the groceries but I figured someone from USPS.

[QVCkitty1]

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@Love my grandkids wrote:

@QVCkitty1 This event has been happening for many many years. 

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@Love my grandkids , I know.

[kate2357]

Our whole neighborhood participates every year with this food drive. They have a special mail truck that comes around as we pretty much fill the entire truck up. We have someone who is on look out and then will text a few volunteers to help get everything loaded into truck.

Our neighborhood has 3 to 4 food drives every year. 2 are sponsored...postal is one, fire department is the other. Then we have 2 to fill in for other times of the year.