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Local letter carriers ask Akron council to help publicize annual 'Harvest for Hunger' mailbox food drive
Summary
A representative of the National Association of Letter Carriers urged Akron council to help spread the word about the second-Saturday-in-May food drive that last year collected about 21,000 pounds locally and has gathered more than 2 billion pounds nationally since 1993.
Tim Heitik, a representative of the National Association of Letter Carriers, addressed Akron City Council during public comment to ask members to help publicize the union’s annual mailbox food drive, Harvest for Hunger.
Heitik said letter carriers across the country collect nonperishable food left by mailboxes on the second Saturday in May and deliver it to local food banks. “Over its…
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