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Letter carriers promote May 10 food drive; St. Clair Shores gave about 65,000 pounds last year
Summary
The president of the Michigan State Association of Letter Carriers urged St. Clair Shores residents to leave nonperishable food by mailboxes for the national one-day food drive on May 10; local collections are sorted by Macomb Food Program.
Ron Zaleski, president of the Michigan State Association of Letter Carriers and a city carrier in St. Clair Shores for 27 years, appeared at the May 5 City Council meeting to promote the national Letter Carriers' one-day food drive scheduled for Saturday, May 10.
Zaleski said the nationwide event is the 'single biggest one-day food drive in the world,' noting that since the 1990s letter carriers have collected nearly 2 billion pounds of food nationwide. He told council that St. Clair Shores collected about 65,000 pounds last year and that all local donations are sorted by the Macomb Food Program for redistribution to area food banks.
Residents were asked to place a bag of nonperishable food by their mailbox on Saturday for pickup; Zaleski and his colleagues will also accept donations at the St. Clair Shores post office at 9 Mile and Greater Mac starting around noon the same day. He introduced Doug Dam, who will take over the local drive leadership when Zaleski retires at the end of the month.
Mayor Walley and councilmembers briefly thanked the carriers and noted council members plan to volunteer at the event. Zaleski urged volunteers to help with sorting at the post office and thanked the city for its ongoing support.
Ending: Volunteers and residents can register or get details locally at the St. Clair Shores Post Office and by contacting the Michigan State Association of Letter Carriers; the collected food is distributed by the Macomb Food Program to area food banks.
