National Letter Carriers Association helps Stamp Out Hunger

Organized by the National Letter Carriers Association and other agencies nationwide , Saturday's drive helps local food banks re-stock their pantries for the summer when the demand for food skyrockets.

Eric Mossman, Orange County coordinator for the event, said the food drive has raised a billion pounds of food nationwide over the last eight years.

"It's simply amazing what one day's work can do to feed millions of people around the country," Mossman said.

In Orange County, Second Harvest Food Bank says demand for food aid has risen 42 percent. About 615,000 people, or 21 percent of Orange County's

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