In the News ... "What to know about ordination of Bishop-elect Anthony C. Celino in El Paso"

Photo courtesy Catholic Diocese of El Paso

• Ordination mass is TODAY at St. Patrick Cathedral, can be viewed via simulcast

By Maria Cortes Gonzalez, Reporter
• El Paso Times

EL PASO, TEXAS - Bishop-elect Anthony C. Celino will have his episcopal ordination Friday at St. Patrick Cathedral. He will be the first auxiliary bishop for the El Paso Catholic Diocese in its 109-year history. He is the third bishop in the United States of Filipino descent ...

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Today in the PC-USA Mission Yearbook

The Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study is a daily devotional with 365 inspiring mission stories that come from next door and all across the globe. It inspires thousands of Presbyterians daily as they uphold the mission of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in intercessory prayer.

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Today in the Mission Yearbook: March 13, 2023

SDOP SUNDAY RESOURCE & YEARBOOK - From youth empowerment programs to leadership and family support initiatives, Ciudad Nueva is working hard to enact long-term change in the Rio Grande neighborhood of downtown El Paso, Texas ...

• CLICK HERE to read more.

In the News ... "Grant funding available for non-profits providers to help vulnerable population"

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• Applications and proposals are due by 5 p.m. on February 21

By Erika Esquivel, Reporter
• KFOX TV

EL PASO, TEXAS - The City of El Paso released a Notice of Availability for nonprofit agencies, non-municipal government entities, and city departments to address homelessness, provide social service programs, propose public facility improvements and housing rehabilitation that benefit low-to-moderate income residents in our community ...

• Read the rest of this KFOX TV report ...

In the News ... "Rev. Anthony Celino appointed by Pope Francis as auxiliary bishop for El Paso Diocese"

• The episcopal ordination for Bishop-elect Celino will be March 31 at St. Patrick Cathedral

By Maria Cortes Gonzalez, Reporter
• El Paso Times

Photo courtesy of El Paso Catholic Diocese

EL PASO, TEXAS - The El Paso Catholic Diocese will have its first auxiliary bishop with the appointment of Bishop-elect Anthony C. Celino, Pope Francis announced Wednesday.

Celino will be the third person of Filipino descent elected as bishop in the United States.

Celino is the current pastor of St. Raphael Parish in East El Paso and current judicial vicar for the Diocese of El Paso ...

• Read/watch the rest of this EPT report ...

In the News ... "Public Library Brings Back ‘Food for Fines Program’ to Pay Library Fines"

• Will waive $1 of fines for every donated can of non-perishable food

Staff Report
• El Paso Herald-Post

EL PASO, TEXAS - The City of El Paso Public Library and El Paso Animal Services are partnering with the El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank for the annual Food for Fines program.

Starting January 3 through January 20 library patrons will be able to pay library fines by donating non-perishable food or pet food at any branch library. Food collected during this period will be donated to the El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank and the El Paso Animal Shelter ...

• Read the rest of this EPHP report ...

In the News ... "Border Refugee Assistance Fund Responds to Expansion of Title 42"

• A joint project of the Catholic Diocese of El Paso and the HOPE Border Institute

Staff Report
• El Paso Herald-Post

EL PASO, TEXAS - Following the Biden administration’s expansion of Title 42 to include Venezuelans at the US-Mexico border, the Bishop of El Paso, the Most Rev. Mark J. Seitz, and the Hope Border Institute announced the investment of over $100,000 to meet the emergency needs of migrants arriving to the Ciudad Juárez – El Paso border community ..

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In the News ... "The Salvation Army and Cielo Vista Mall Partner for Back-to-School Denim Drive"

EPHP Photo

• "Do Good With Denim Drive" runs from August 6-September 4

Staff Report
• El Paso Herald-Post

EL PASO, TEXAS - Students are back in school! Parents are already scavenging the store aisles for school supplies, but amid the frenzy of seizing the best deals and buying new clothes is an often overlooked reality: many kids are without these basic back-to-school essentials ...

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In the News ... "How to mark anniversary of Aug. 3, 2019, El Paso Walmart shooting"

EPT Photo by Brianna Sanchez

• Here is a listing of ways El Pasoans can pay tribute to those taken from us

By Maria Cortes Gonzalez, Reporter
• El Paso Times

EL PASO, TEXAS - Wednesday marks the third anniversary of the Aug. 3, 2019, mass shooting at an East Side Walmart that devastated, then united the community.

Throughout the week, Borderland residents will honor the victims ...

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In the News ... "Wreaths Across America recognizes Texan sponsorship groups"

• Nonprofit begins its annual “Giving in July” campaign by recognizing local volunteers

Staff Report
• Odessa American

TEXAS - Throughout the month of July, national nonprofit Wreaths Across America will be celebrating it’s annual Giving in July campaign, a press release detialed.

It is a month dedicated to recognizing the volunteer sponsorship groups and individuals who “give back” to their communities while helping to share the mission to Remember, Honor and Teach, all year long.

Through this national program, WAA has given more than $17 million in local contributions over the last 14 years and has helped support local charitable efforts that include helping living veterans, combating homelessness, and feeding those in need.

In Texas last year, the following local Sponsorship Groups ranked at the top in the state for their efforts to raise funds for local philanthropic efforts while raising wreath sponsorships for local service members laid to rest in their communities.

• North Texas Wreaths of Honor in Dallas.
• El Paso Composite Squadron-CAP TX-215 in Fort Bliss.
• Veterans Freedom Foundation in San Antonio.
• Operation Cover Texas in Dallas.
• American Heritage Girls TX-5510 in Dallas.
• American Heritage Girls TX6122 in Kennedale.
• American Legion Family 113 in Lufkin.
• Military Veterans For Christ, Inc in San Antonio.
• CAP Pegasus Squadron TX-351 in Pflugerville.
• Josiah Bartlett Chapter NSDAR in Borger.

“I have long said it would be disingenuous for us as an organization whose mission is to Remember the fallen, Honor those that serve and their families, and Teach the next generation the value of freedom, if we do not support other like-minded programs doing just that in their communities,” WAA Executive Director Karen Worcester stated in the press release. “Our Group Sponsorship Program is a year-round effort, but through Giving in July we hope to remind people that veterans and our current military service protect us 365 days a year and it is never too early to make a difference in your own community.”

Wreaths Across America is the non-profit organization best known for placing wreaths on veterans’ headstones at Arlington National Cemetery. However, in 2022, the organization placed more than 2.4 million sponsored veterans’ wreaths at 3,100 participating locations nationwide. Throughout the calendar year, you can tune in to Wreaths Across America Radio, 24/7, to learn more about the mission and those who support it across the country, as well as the hundreds of local charitable efforts nationwide that are funded through wreath sponsorships.

In the News ... "Children can get free meals this summer through school programs"

EPT Photo by Rudy Gutierrez

 • Free meals to any child 18-and-younger, Monday through Friday

By Julia Lucero, Reporter
• El Paso Times

EL PASO, TEXAS - School may be out for students during the summer but the meals aren't going anywhere.

El Paso school districts will offer free meals to any child 18 and younger Monday through Friday. They do not have to be registered to any district to receive a free meal.

Here is a list of where children can get free meals during summer vacation ...

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2022 Stamp Out Hunger Letter Carriers' Annual Food Drive Set for TODAY Throughout Nation

• Benefiting communities across West Texas

WEST TEXAS - The The National Association of Letter Carriers will conduct its annual national food drive on Saturday, May 14 - TODAY. NALC's food drive, which was first held in 1983, helps feed millions of Americans.

The Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive, the country's largest one-day food drive, provides residents with an easy way to donate food to those in need.

Customers simply leave their donation of non-perishable food items next to their mailbox before the delivery of the mail on Saturday, May 14. Letter carriers will collect these food donations on that day as they deliver mail along their postal routes, and distribute them to local food banks, pantries, shelters and churches.

The Letter Carriers' food drive is held annually on the second Saturday in May in 10,000 cities and towns in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam. Hunger affects 1 in 8 Americans, including millions of children, senior citizens and veterans.

In the 30 years since it began, the food drive has collected about 1.82 billion pounds of food for struggling residents.

The need is as great as ever, given the pandemic-caused economic dislocations of the past two years. The traditional food drive is returning this year after a two-year hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic. In 2020 and 2021, it was replaced by NALC's donor drive, in which those wishing to help made online donations to local food pantries.

"Letter carriers are a part of every neighborhood in the nation," NALC President Fredric Rolando said, "and we see the growing need for food assistance in our communities. On Saturday, May 14, NALC invites everyone to participate in the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Together, we can help stamp out hunger in America."

The timing is important, with food banks, pantries and shelters running low on donations from the winter holidays and with summer approaching, when most school meal programs are suspended.

On May 14, as they deliver mail, the nation's 200,000 letter carriers will collect the donations that residents have left near their mailboxes. People are encouraged to leave a sturdy bag containing non-perishable foods, such as canned soup, canned vegetables, canned meats and fish, pasta, rice or cereal next to their mailbox before the regular mail delivery on Saturday. The food donations stay in each community, going to help local residents.

Several national partners are assisting NALC in the food drive: the U.S. Postal Service, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), the National Rural Letter Carriers' Association, Vericast, United Way Worldwide, the AFL-CIO, Valpak, the Kellogg Co. and CVS Health.

This year's effort includes a public service announcement featuring letter carriers and NALC President Rolando: https://youtu.be/dhfHDGkdUsQ.

People who have questions about the drive in their area should ask their letter carrier, contact their local post office, or go to https://www.nalc.org/community-service/food-drive, facebook.com/StampOutHunger or twitter.com/StampOutHunger.

 

2022 Stamp Out Hunger Letter Carriers' Annual Food Drive Set for TOMORROW Throughout Nation

• Benefiting communities across West Texas

WEST TEXAS - The The National Association of Letter Carriers will conduct its annual national food drive on Saturday, May 14 - TOMORROW. NALC's food drive, which was first held in 1983, helps feed millions of Americans.

The Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive, the country's largest one-day food drive, provides residents with an easy way to donate food to those in need.

Customers simply leave their donation of non-perishable food items next to their mailbox before the delivery of the mail on Saturday, May 14. Letter carriers will collect these food donations on that day as they deliver mail along their postal routes, and distribute them to local food banks, pantries, shelters and churches.

The Letter Carriers' food drive is held annually on the second Saturday in May in 10,000 cities and towns in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam. Hunger affects 1 in 8 Americans, including millions of children, senior citizens and veterans.

In the 30 years since it began, the food drive has collected about 1.82 billion pounds of food for struggling residents.

The need is as great as ever, given the pandemic-caused economic dislocations of the past two years. The traditional food drive is returning this year after a two-year hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic. In 2020 and 2021, it was replaced by NALC's donor drive, in which those wishing to help made online donations to local food pantries.

"Letter carriers are a part of every neighborhood in the nation," NALC President Fredric Rolando said, "and we see the growing need for food assistance in our communities. On Saturday, May 14, NALC invites everyone to participate in the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Together, we can help stamp out hunger in America."

The timing is important, with food banks, pantries and shelters running low on donations from the winter holidays and with summer approaching, when most school meal programs are suspended.

On May 14, as they deliver mail, the nation's 200,000 letter carriers will collect the donations that residents have left near their mailboxes. People are encouraged to leave a sturdy bag containing non-perishable foods, such as canned soup, canned vegetables, canned meats and fish, pasta, rice or cereal next to their mailbox before the regular mail delivery on Saturday. The food donations stay in each community, going to help local residents.

Several national partners are assisting NALC in the food drive: the U.S. Postal Service, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), the National Rural Letter Carriers' Association, Vericast, United Way Worldwide, the AFL-CIO, Valpak, the Kellogg Co. and CVS Health.

This year's effort includes a public service announcement featuring letter carriers and NALC President Rolando: https://youtu.be/dhfHDGkdUsQ.

People who have questions about the drive in their area should ask their letter carrier, contact their local post office, or go to https://www.nalc.org/community-service/food-drive, facebook.com/StampOutHunger or twitter.com/StampOutHunger.

 

2022 Stamp Out Hunger Letter Carriers' Annual Food Drive Set for THIS SATURDAY Throughout Nation

• Benefiting communities across West Texas

WEST TEXAS - The The National Association of Letter Carriers will conduct its annual national food drive on Saturday, May 14. NALC's food drive, which was first held in 1983, helps feed millions of Americans.

The Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive, the country's largest one-day food drive, provides residents with an easy way to donate food to those in need.

Customers simply leave their donation of non-perishable food items next to their mailbox before the delivery of the mail on Saturday, May 14. Letter carriers will collect these food donations on that day as they deliver mail along their postal routes, and distribute them to local food banks, pantries, shelters and churches.

The Letter Carriers' food drive is held annually on the second Saturday in May in 10,000 cities and towns in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam. Hunger affects 1 in 8 Americans, including millions of children, senior citizens and veterans.

In the 30 years since it began, the food drive has collected about 1.82 billion pounds of food for struggling residents.

The need is as great as ever, given the pandemic-caused economic dislocations of the past two years. The traditional food drive is returning this year after a two-year hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic. In 2020 and 2021, it was replaced by NALC's donor drive, in which those wishing to help made online donations to local food pantries.

"Letter carriers are a part of every neighborhood in the nation," NALC President Fredric Rolando said, "and we see the growing need for food assistance in our communities. On Saturday, May 14, NALC invites everyone to participate in the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Together, we can help stamp out hunger in America."

The timing is important, with food banks, pantries and shelters running low on donations from the winter holidays and with summer approaching, when most school meal programs are suspended.

On May 14, as they deliver mail, the nation's 200,000 letter carriers will collect the donations that residents have left near their mailboxes. People are encouraged to leave a sturdy bag containing non-perishable foods, such as canned soup, canned vegetables, canned meats and fish, pasta, rice or cereal next to their mailbox before the regular mail delivery on Saturday. The food donations stay in each community, going to help local residents.

Several national partners are assisting NALC in the food drive: the U.S. Postal Service, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), the National Rural Letter Carriers' Association, Vericast, United Way Worldwide, the AFL-CIO, Valpak, the Kellogg Co. and CVS Health.

This year's effort includes a public service announcement featuring letter carriers and NALC President Rolando: https://youtu.be/dhfHDGkdUsQ.

People who have questions about the drive in their area should ask their letter carrier, contact their local post office, or go to https://www.nalc.org/community-service/food-drive, facebook.com/StampOutHunger or twitter.com/StampOutHunger.

 

2022 Stamp Out Hunger Letter Carriers' Annual Food Drive Set for THIS SATURDAY Throughout Nation

• Benefiting communities across West Texas

WEST TEXAS - The The National Association of Letter Carriers will conduct its annual national food drive on Saturday, May 14. NALC's food drive, which was first held in 1983, helps feed millions of Americans.

The Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive, the country's largest one-day food drive, provides residents with an easy way to donate food to those in need.

Customers simply leave their donation of non-perishable food items next to their mailbox before the delivery of the mail on Saturday, May 14. Letter carriers will collect these food donations on that day as they deliver mail along their postal routes, and distribute them to local food banks, pantries, shelters and churches.

The Letter Carriers' food drive is held annually on the second Saturday in May in 10,000 cities and towns in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam. Hunger affects 1 in 8 Americans, including millions of children, senior citizens and veterans.

In the 30 years since it began, the food drive has collected about 1.82 billion pounds of food for struggling residents.

The need is as great as ever, given the pandemic-caused economic dislocations of the past two years. The traditional food drive is returning this year after a two-year hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic. In 2020 and 2021, it was replaced by NALC's donor drive, in which those wishing to help made online donations to local food pantries.

"Letter carriers are a part of every neighborhood in the nation," NALC President Fredric Rolando said, "and we see the growing need for food assistance in our communities. On Saturday, May 14, NALC invites everyone to participate in the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Together, we can help stamp out hunger in America."

The timing is important, with food banks, pantries and shelters running low on donations from the winter holidays and with summer approaching, when most school meal programs are suspended.

On May 14, as they deliver mail, the nation's 200,000 letter carriers will collect the donations that residents have left near their mailboxes. People are encouraged to leave a sturdy bag containing non-perishable foods, such as canned soup, canned vegetables, canned meats and fish, pasta, rice or cereal next to their mailbox before the regular mail delivery on Saturday. The food donations stay in each community, going to help local residents.

Several national partners are assisting NALC in the food drive: the U.S. Postal Service, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), the National Rural Letter Carriers' Association, Vericast, United Way Worldwide, the AFL-CIO, Valpak, the Kellogg Co. and CVS Health.

This year's effort includes a public service announcement featuring letter carriers and NALC President Rolando: https://youtu.be/dhfHDGkdUsQ.

People who have questions about the drive in their area should ask their letter carrier, contact their local post office, or go to https://www.nalc.org/community-service/food-drive, facebook.com/StampOutHunger or twitter.com/StampOutHunger.

 

2022 Stamp Out Hunger Letter Carriers' Annual Food Drive Set for THIS SATURDAY Throughout Nation

• Benefiting communities across West Texas

WEST TEXAS - The The National Association of Letter Carriers will conduct its annual national food drive on Saturday, May 14. NALC's food drive, which was first held in 1983, helps feed millions of Americans.

The Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive, the country's largest one-day food drive, provides residents with an easy way to donate food to those in need.

Customers simply leave their donation of non-perishable food items next to their mailbox before the delivery of the mail on Saturday, May 14. Letter carriers will collect these food donations on that day as they deliver mail along their postal routes, and distribute them to local food banks, pantries, shelters and churches.

The Letter Carriers' food drive is held annually on the second Saturday in May in 10,000 cities and towns in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam. Hunger affects 1 in 8 Americans, including millions of children, senior citizens and veterans.

In the 30 years since it began, the food drive has collected about 1.82 billion pounds of food for struggling residents.

The need is as great as ever, given the pandemic-caused economic dislocations of the past two years. The traditional food drive is returning this year after a two-year hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic. In 2020 and 2021, it was replaced by NALC's donor drive, in which those wishing to help made online donations to local food pantries.

"Letter carriers are a part of every neighborhood in the nation," NALC President Fredric Rolando said, "and we see the growing need for food assistance in our communities. On Saturday, May 14, NALC invites everyone to participate in the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Together, we can help stamp out hunger in America."

The timing is important, with food banks, pantries and shelters running low on donations from the winter holidays and with summer approaching, when most school meal programs are suspended.

On May 14, as they deliver mail, the nation's 200,000 letter carriers will collect the donations that residents have left near their mailboxes. People are encouraged to leave a sturdy bag containing non-perishable foods, such as canned soup, canned vegetables, canned meats and fish, pasta, rice or cereal next to their mailbox before the regular mail delivery on Saturday. The food donations stay in each community, going to help local residents.

Several national partners are assisting NALC in the food drive: the U.S. Postal Service, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), the National Rural Letter Carriers' Association, Vericast, United Way Worldwide, the AFL-CIO, Valpak, the Kellogg Co. and CVS Health.

This year's effort includes a public service announcement featuring letter carriers and NALC President Rolando: https://youtu.be/dhfHDGkdUsQ.

People who have questions about the drive in their area should ask their letter carrier, contact their local post office, or go to https://www.nalc.org/community-service/food-drive, facebook.com/StampOutHunger or twitter.com/StampOutHunger.

 

2022 Stamp Out Hunger Letter Carriers' Annual Food Drive Set for THIS SATURDAY Throughout Nation

• Benefiting communities across West Texas

WEST TEXAS - The The National Association of Letter Carriers will conduct its annual national food drive on Saturday, May 14. NALC's food drive, which was first held in 1983, helps feed millions of Americans.

The Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive, the country's largest one-day food drive, provides residents with an easy way to donate food to those in need.

Customers simply leave their donation of non-perishable food items next to their mailbox before the delivery of the mail on Saturday, May 14. Letter carriers will collect these food donations on that day as they deliver mail along their postal routes, and distribute them to local food banks, pantries, shelters and churches.

The Letter Carriers' food drive is held annually on the second Saturday in May in 10,000 cities and towns in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam. Hunger affects 1 in 8 Americans, including millions of children, senior citizens and veterans.

In the 30 years since it began, the food drive has collected about 1.82 billion pounds of food for struggling residents.

The need is as great as ever, given the pandemic-caused economic dislocations of the past two years. The traditional food drive is returning this year after a two-year hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic. In 2020 and 2021, it was replaced by NALC's donor drive, in which those wishing to help made online donations to local food pantries.

"Letter carriers are a part of every neighborhood in the nation," NALC President Fredric Rolando said, "and we see the growing need for food assistance in our communities. On Saturday, May 14, NALC invites everyone to participate in the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Together, we can help stamp out hunger in America."

The timing is important, with food banks, pantries and shelters running low on donations from the winter holidays and with summer approaching, when most school meal programs are suspended.

On May 14, as they deliver mail, the nation's 200,000 letter carriers will collect the donations that residents have left near their mailboxes. People are encouraged to leave a sturdy bag containing non-perishable foods, such as canned soup, canned vegetables, canned meats and fish, pasta, rice or cereal next to their mailbox before the regular mail delivery on Saturday. The food donations stay in each community, going to help local residents.

Several national partners are assisting NALC in the food drive: the U.S. Postal Service, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), the National Rural Letter Carriers' Association, Vericast, United Way Worldwide, the AFL-CIO, Valpak, the Kellogg Co. and CVS Health.

This year's effort includes a public service announcement featuring letter carriers and NALC President Rolando: https://youtu.be/dhfHDGkdUsQ.

People who have questions about the drive in their area should ask their letter carrier, contact their local post office, or go to https://www.nalc.org/community-service/food-drive, facebook.com/StampOutHunger or twitter.com/StampOutHunger.

 

2022 Stamp Out Hunger Letter Carriers' Annual Food Drive Set for May 14 Throughout Nation

• Benefiting communities across West Texas

WEST TEXAS - The The National Association of Letter Carriers will conduct its annual national food drive on Saturday, May 14. NALC's food drive, which was first held in 1983, helps feed millions of Americans.

The Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive, the country's largest one-day food drive, provides residents with an easy way to donate food to those in need.

Customers simply leave their donation of non-perishable food items next to their mailbox before the delivery of the mail on Saturday, May 14. Letter carriers will collect these food donations on that day as they deliver mail along their postal routes, and distribute them to local food banks, pantries, shelters and churches.

The Letter Carriers' food drive is held annually on the second Saturday in May in 10,000 cities and towns in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam. Hunger affects 1 in 8 Americans, including millions of children, senior citizens and veterans.

In the 30 years since it began, the food drive has collected about 1.82 billion pounds of food for struggling residents.

The need is as great as ever, given the pandemic-caused economic dislocations of the past two years. The traditional food drive is returning this year after a two-year hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic. In 2020 and 2021, it was replaced by NALC's donor drive, in which those wishing to help made online donations to local food pantries.

"Letter carriers are a part of every neighborhood in the nation," NALC President Fredric Rolando said, "and we see the growing need for food assistance in our communities. On Saturday, May 14, NALC invites everyone to participate in the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Together, we can help stamp out hunger in America."

The timing is important, with food banks, pantries and shelters running low on donations from the winter holidays and with summer approaching, when most school meal programs are suspended.

On May 14, as they deliver mail, the nation's 200,000 letter carriers will collect the donations that residents have left near their mailboxes. People are encouraged to leave a sturdy bag containing non-perishable foods, such as canned soup, canned vegetables, canned meats and fish, pasta, rice or cereal next to their mailbox before the regular mail delivery on Saturday. The food donations stay in each community, going to help local residents.

Several national partners are assisting NALC in the food drive: the U.S. Postal Service, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), the National Rural Letter Carriers' Association, Vericast, United Way Worldwide, the AFL-CIO, Valpak, the Kellogg Co. and CVS Health.

This year's effort includes a public service announcement featuring letter carriers and NALC President Rolando: https://youtu.be/dhfHDGkdUsQ.

People who have questions about the drive in their area should ask their letter carrier, contact their local post office, or go to https://www.nalc.org/community-service/food-drive, facebook.com/StampOutHunger or twitter.com/StampOutHunger.

 

In the News ... "City of El Paso to host bell-tolling ceremony for 2019 Walmart mass shooting victims"

EPT Photo by Mark Lambie

• Plus other events to remember Aug. 3 victims

Staff Report
• El Paso Times

EL PASO, TEXAS - A Memorial Bell Tolling ceremony Tuesday will honor those who died during the Aug. 3, 2019, El Paso Walmart mass shooting ...

• Read/watch the rest of this EPT report ...

Related stories, photos, videos ...

• Luminarias honor vicrims of Walmart shooting

• Former mayor and executive assistant show scrapbook of letters after Aug. 3 shooting

In the News ... "Region set to pause, honor victims of August 3rd tragedy"

EPHP Photo by Andres Acosta

• Listing of upcoming events will be updated as more information arrives

Staff Report
• El Paso Herald-Post

EL PASO, TEXAS - As we approach the second anniversary of the August 3rd Walmart Massacre in El Paso, groups from around the region have scheduled events to honor the victims.
[Here] is a listing of the upcoming events, which will be updated as more information arrives. Some of the events may require a RSVP, others may be private openings ahead of a public debut later on, so please take note ...

• Read the rest of this EPHP report ...

In the News ... "Back-to-school events offer free supplies in El Paso, Las Cruces this weekend"

Photo courtesy of Abundant Life Church

 • Area churches among participating organizations

By Cristina Carreon, Reporter
• El Paso Times

EL PASO, TEXAS - Local organizations and businesses are hosting upcoming back-to-school events for school supplies. Borderland families also can save money on supplies during tax free weekend events in Texas and New Mexico ...

• Read the rest of this EPT report ...