Highlights
- The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive returns to Phoenix on Saturday, May 9, 2026.
- More than 5,000 Arizona mail carriers will collect canned food donations left at mailboxes.
- The drive is the nation's largest single-day food collection effort, organized by the National Association of Letter Carriers.
- Residents participate by leaving bags of nonperishable food by their mailbox before carriers arrive.
The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive returns to the Phoenix area Saturday, May 9, with letter carriers collecting nonperishable food donations left at residents' mailboxes, according to KPNX. More than 5,000 Arizona mail carriers will fan out across the state to collect canned goods and other shelf-stable items for the nation's largest single-day food drive, KTAR reported. Residents who want to donate can leave a bag of nonperishable food by their mailbox before their regular carrier arrives. The drive is organized by the National Association of Letter Carriers. FOX 10 Phoenix reported that nearly two billion pounds of food have been collected by mail carriers over the drive's 33-year history, and that the event has Phoenix roots. Carriers collect Saturday, May 9.
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- ktar.com retrieved 2026-05-08T18:33:31.166915+00:00
- Fox 10 Phoenix retrieved 2026-05-08T18:33:31.166915+00:00
- nalc.org retrieved 2026-05-08T18:33:31.166915+00:00
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