A.D. Ibarra

-Eagle Pass

Every second Saturday in May letter carriers in more than 10,000 cities and towns across America deliver much more than mail when they walk and drive along their postal routes. They also collect the goodness and compassion of their postal customers who participate in the NALC Stamp Out Hunger National Food Drive – the largest one-day food drive in the nation and probably the world.

The mail carriers for the US Postal service in Eagle Pass also did their part in collecting 3,045 Lbs. of food which will be forwarded to Our Lady of Refuge Church who has an existing food pantry and the food is to be subsequently distributed to the needy families of Eagle Pass and Maverick County.

Ernesto Saucedo, USPS Supervisor, informed The News Gram of the successful collection of food by his staff who handle a total of 21 routes in and around Eagle Pass.  He also let us know that Eagle Pass has grown significantly as there used to be 10 routes within the city limits and 3 outside which has doubled in the last decade.

The postal carriers left bags which were to be used for the drive and postal customers returned these bags to the carriers on this, the designated day for the Stamp Out Hunger Campaign for the 16th consecutive year in Eagle Pass.