Feeding Hope and Letter Carriers Food Drive

Thanks to the generosity of Oklahomans to "Stamp Out Hunger," 684,032 pounds of food and $576,889 were donated through the Feeding Hope and Letter Carriers Food Drive, which will provide over 4.5 million meals to hungry Oklahomans this summer.

Nearly 75 metro businesses joined the National Association of Letter Carriers and post offices in 30 counties to combat hunger in Oklahoma.

The following cities participated in the 17th annual Letter Carriers Food Drive: Altus, Ardmore, Bethany, Blanchard, Chickasha, Del City, Duncan, Edmond, Elk City, Enid, Guthrie, Lawton, Midwest City, Moore, Mustang, Newcastle, Norman, Oklahoma City, Pauls Valley, Ponca City, Sayre, Shawnee, Spencer, Stillwater, Tuttle, Warr Acres, Weatherford, Wynnewood and Yukon. All food donations were distributed within the community in which they were donated.

The Feeding Hope and Letter Carriers Food Drive was sponsored by: Chesapeake Energy Corporation; Devon Energy Corporation; AFL CIO, American Fidelity Assurance Company; Associated Wholesale Grocers (Homeland and United Markets); BancFirst; Campbells; Express Employment Professionals; Feeding America; First United Bank; INTEGRIS Health; Magic 104.1 KMGL; 92.5 KOMA; Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores; National Association of Letter Carriers, OGE Energy Corporation; Oklahoma City Firefighters IAFF Local # 157; Simons Petroleum; The Oklahoman; Tyler Broadcasting (Jack, La Zeta, and KKNG); The United States Postal Service; United Way of Central Oklahoma; and ValPak.

For more information, please contact Angie Gaines at 405-604-7109 or againes@regionalfoodbank.org.