Local News

Letter Carriers to Collect Food Saturday


FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) When postal workers come to your mailbox Saturday they are looking for more than just mail.


They'll be collecting canned food for their Annual Stamp Out Hunger Drive.

You are asked to leave a food items, by your mailbox and they'll make sure they get to the Associated Churches Food Pantry.

Organizers say they collected more than 540,000 pounds last year – that's about 45 full grown elephants and a baby one.  All food collected locally, stays local. 

You can also donate at your local post office. If you have larger contributions you can call Associated Churches at 260-422-3528 to schedule a pick-up.

2015 Drop off sites:
Aldersgate United Methodist Church- 2417 Getz Road
Associated Churches Warehouse- 602 E Wayne Street
Centennial Post Office- 2525 Independence Drive
Diplomat Post Office- 4171 Diplomat Plaza
Gabriel Post Office- 6013 Bluffton Road
Hazelwood Post Office- 1800 Hazelwood Avenue
Northwood Post Office- 6041 Stellhorn Road
Tippmann Group – 9009 Coldwater Road
Trinity Lutheran Church- 1636 St Mary’s Avenue

Related posts

City to Hold Open House for the Animals

Kayla Blakeslee

Fort Wayne man barricaded inside home on Grave Avenue, one arrested

Brooklyne Beatty

Police Investigate Death of 4 in Defiance, OH

WOWO News