By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

Letter carriers in Hays and across the country will be collecting food for families in need tomorrow.

This is the 21st annual “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive organized by the National Association of Letter Carriers.

Last year in Hays, 7,800 pounds of non-perishable food items were donated and delivered to the Community Assistance Center (CAC), according to postman Lester Robben.

“Just leave your items in a plastic bag by your mailbox or the neighborhood box and we’ll pick it up during our regular Saturday mail routes,” said Robben.

This is one of two major food drives for the year, said CAC co-director Laurie Mortinger, “and the cupboard is nearly empty:”

All the food is taken back to the post office where it’s weighed, then it’s on to the Community Assistance Center.

“We load the food into pickups, drive it over and unload,” said Robben. “It’s pretty amazing to see it all in one place.”