NEWBURYPORT – Local post offices will participate in the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on Saturday to benefit area food pantries.
Among the pantries expected to receive donations are: Community Action Inc. and Our Neighbors' Table, both of Amesbury; the Merrimac Council on Aging; Community Service of Newburyport Inc. and The Pettengill House of Salisbury.
Letter carriers will pick up food donations left at customers’ mailboxes that morning.
Most needed items: Gluten-free foods, peanut butter, canned solid white tuna, canned chicken, baked beans, canned meals (ravioli, SpaghettiOs, beef stew), canned fruit, bottled juice, juice boxes, ketchup, mayonnaise, cereal, pasta, boxed pasta and rice, soup, toothpaste, shampoo, deodorant, toothbrushes and toothpaste, diapers, baby wipes and feminine products.
If you miss the food drive and would like to make a donation, contact one of the pantries below for information about dropping off items directly:
Community Action Inc., Amesbury: Dianne Halloran, 44A Friend St., 978-388-2570. communityactioninc.org
Community Services, Newburyport: Betty Leary, 31 Green St., 978-465-7562. communityserviceofnewburyport.com
Our Neighbors’ Table, Amesbury/Merrimac: Lori Townsend, 194 Main St., 978-388-1907. ourneighborstable.org
The Pettengill House Inc., Salisbury: Richard Henderson, 13 Lafayette Road, 978-463-8801. pettengillhouse.org
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