Letter Carriers' Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive | May 13

Volunteers in Pittsfield are ready to go

BUW's Pam Knisley and a volunteer help unload a postal truck

Thank you Unistress for the help

BUW's Brenda Petell helps volunteers fill a cart

Each cart is weighed after drop off

Cartloads of food ready for pick up

Brenda, right, with Jayne Shogry from St. Joseph's Pantry

Roots & Dreams and Mustard Seeds founders Nicole Fecteau and Michael Hitchcock pick up food

Nicole unloads food at the Roots & Dreams and Mustard Seeds space

Brenda with volunteers from the Salvation Army

BUW's Tom Bernard helps out

Volunteers help unload in North Adams

Sorting food in North Adams

Postal workers (and some volunteers) in North Adams, Pittsfield, and Great Barrington collected nonperishable food along their routes on Saturday, May 13 as part of the nationwide Letter Carriers' Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive. Each cart was weighed after drop off to keep track of the poundage of food collected. Then, food pantries showed up at designated times to pick up. From north to south county, a total of 9.3 tons of food was collected.