WHEREAS,  hunger affects millions of people nationwide, including children, seniors and military veterans, and thousands of households in Maine struggle to provide food for their families; and

WHEREAS,  when school nutrition programs end in the summer, families with school-age children that use these programs must find alternate sources of food; and

WHEREAS,  in 2019, the Letter Carriers' Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive collected 76.1 million pounds of food, which was distributed locally in the communities in which it was collected, and in Maine, letter carriers collected 290,000 pounds of food; and

WHEREAS,  the members of the National Association of Letter Carriers and the National Rural Letter Carriers' Association work to end the challenges of hunger in Maine and across the country through the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive; and

WHEREAS,  on May 9, 2020, the 2nd Saturday in May, a time of the year when donations are much needed, letter carriers will collect food donations left at mailboxes to be distributed to food banks and pantries; now, therefore, be it