Maui Food Bank receives 26,000+ pounds of food from ‘Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive’

The Maui Food Bank today announced that the National Association of Letter Carriers’ 33rd annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive collected over 26,000 pounds of food from Maui residents on Saturday, May 10. This community-wide effort will help provide meals to local families facing food insecurity.

Stamp Out Hunger, the nation’s largest single-day food drive, makes it easy for residents to support their communities by donating nonperishable food items. Local letter carriers collected food donations left next to mailboxes during their regular postal routes, ensuring the donations reached the Maui Food Bank efficiently.

“We are deeply grateful to the NALC, the letter carriers, and our community for their generosity and commitment to helping those who are food insecure,” said Lisa Paulson, CEO, Maui Food Bank. “We especially want to thank the letter carriers for their time and effort in collecting the food and the more than 55 volunteers who helped sort the donations. Every donation makes a difference, and these contributions will help provide food for those in need throughout Maui County.”

Donations were collected from the following areas:

• Haʻikū
• Hāna
• Kahului
• Kīhei
• Kula
• Lahaina
• Pāʻia
• Wailuku

The collective effort resulted in over 26,000 pounds of food to help support Maui families in need.