Sometimes, especially if you're always hungry, paradise isn't all that great.
One in six Hawaii residents struggles with not having enough to eat. This includes her 1 household in 4 households. This is her second highest child food insecurity rate in the United States.
Image taken from the Hawaii Food Bank website
The need is great. But help comes right around the corner from your mailbox or post office.
The National Letter Carriers Association invites anyone who can join in the fight against hunger in their communities by donating to the association's 32nd annual End Hunger Food Drive on Saturday.
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Do you have some extra canned goods or other non-perishable foods on hand? An annual food drive is an easy way to put surplus and unwanted items to good use, keeping them out of Hawaii's quickly filling landfills. It's not just new additions.
Simply drop non-perishable food donations in a bag near the mailbox or at your local post office and the postman will collect them.
Food donations are collected and distributed to the island's food banks, where they remain on the island and support local keiki, kupuna and families.
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The National Association of Letter Carriers partners with Hawaii Food Bank on Oahu, Hawaii Food Bank on Kauai, Food Bank on Maui, and Food Basket on the Big Island.
The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive began in 1993 and has since grown to become the largest one-day food drive in the United States. Over the past 30 years, he has delivered more than 1.82 billion pounds of food across the country.
Approximately 1,500 National Letter Carrier Association chapters in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands are participating in this effort.
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If you are unable to attend the physical food collection, which takes place on the second Saturday of May each year, there are two other options.
Donate money online. Text NALC to 71777.
Every $1 donated helps provide two or more meals.
For more information about the food drive, click here or email: [email protected].