A crew from New York & Atlantic Railway recently joined Island Harvest Food Bank and other Long Island companies in sorting food that was donated by generous Long Islanders as part of the recent Stamp Out Hunger food drive. The nation’s largest single-day food drive, Stamp Out Hunger is sponsored by the National Association of Letter Carriers, the United States Postal Service, and hunger-relief organizations across the U.S., and takes place every year on the second Saturday in May.
In all, more than 400,000 pounds of nonperishable food was collected by letter carriers in Nassau and Suffolk counties on Saturday, May 11 to help the approximately 300,000 men, women, and children on Long Island who struggle with hunger and food insecurity every day.
“We’re happy to be able to support community-based organizations like Island Harvest Food Bank in its mission to end hunger and reduce food waste on Long Island,” said James Bonner, president, NYAR. “Community service and giving back to the communities we serve is an integral part of our corporate culture, and we enjoy the time spent helping out whenever we can.”
