Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive 2010 A HUGE SUCCESS!

It was a typical steamy, muggy reaching into the 90’s tropical July weather day. Of course it was only May 8th, who knew? Did it deter the Margate postal carriers or our Pantry volunteers from their mission??? Of course not. It didn’t even slow them down. The National Post Office Food Drive was underway and going full steam. The Pantry of Broward had been lucky enough to be assigned the Post Office in Margate and the residents of Margate, the Postal carriers and our volunteers came through with flying colors. The carriers picked up the bags of food that had been left by each mail box and carried them back to the Post Office. Our team of volunteers waited there, 40 in strength, to receive, sort and box the food. Dry goods, glass, and canned foods placed in different boxes so that they would not damage each other. The two rented 24 foot trucks were on their way from the Pantry to start picking up the food. All day in the heat & humidity everyone worked for hours. Meanwhile back at The Pantry, the staff was waiting fork lift at the ready, to unload and weigh the food. Everyone worked tirelessly, even our CEO, Penny was driving the lift to help us get finished, and by 8pm our job was DONE.

Was it worth it? OH MY YES. We brought in 25,587 pounds of food. This is a "true" weight not counting the weight of the trucks or boxes. Are we so proud of the people of Margate and so very thankful to the Margate Postal Staff and our Volunteers? You bet we are and we can’t wait to do it again next year!
 

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