Did you know that the average price of a loaf of bread has increased 32 percent since 2005? Or that in the last year alone, the price of a carton of eggs has increased almost 50 percent? Or that the number of Americans receiving food stamps is projected to reach 28 million in the coming year, the highest level since the aid program began in the 1960s? The National Letter Carrier/United Way/Capital Region Food Program food drive scheduled for May 9 is more important now than ever.
Remember to put food out on May 9 for pickup by your letter carrier and consider volunteering to help out that day. We'll be sorting and packing food all day at NH Distributors, 65 Regional Drive, in the following shifts: 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., 1 to 3:15 p.m. and 3 to 6:30 p.m. To volunteer, contact Valerie Guy at 224-2595 or valg@unitedwymc.org
United Way of Merrimack County
