Last week, Link reported this year’s Stamp Out Hunger results.
The annual food drive, held May 11, collected 44 million pounds of food.
“Letter carriers showed up again for their communities and helped ensure that the needs of the hungry are met in every city and town in the United States,” said Brian Renfroe, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, which leads the food drive with help from the Postal Service and other organizations.
We also told you about plans for a new USPS Informed Delivery app and the release of the new Holiday Joy and Christmas Madonna and Child stamps, and we reminded you that that flexible spending account funds can be used to pay for a variety of items.
Other stories highlighted Candace Rogge, a Rupert, ID, rural carrier who came to the aid of an unsupervised child, and Gaylend “Zee” Zahn, a San Diego letter carrier who delivers mail with help from Roman Toriello, a 16-year-old boy with special needs.
Additionally, we marked the 103rd anniversary of Constance Baker Motley’s birth on Sept. 14 by introducing you to Yolanda Pizarro, managing counsel for the USPS Employment Law Office in Philadelphia, who counts Motley as an inspiration.
Motley, a civil rights icon, is the subject of this year’s Black Heritage stamp.
“Constance Baker Motley put me on the path to becoming a lawyer,” Pizarro said. “There were other influences, but she got me on the road. She was and is such an integral part of who I am.”
