Meals collected by Shepherd College college students for the Stamp Out Starvation marketing campaign is displayed on the Struggle Memorial Constructing on Friday. Tabitha Johnston
SHEPHERDSTOWN — On the entrance to the Struggle Memorial Constructing ballroom throughout the Individuals's Bowl final Thursday and Friday evening, there was quite a lot of meals donated by Shepherd College college students taking part within the Stamp Out Starvation Meals Drive marketing campaign .
“The scholars pitched in and determined to donate one thing to the pantry: snacks, canned items and bottled drinks.” stated Shepherdstown Shares volunteer Nancy Stewart as she regarded on the objects on show. “It speaks nicely of the scholars at Shepherd College that lots of them have donated to this marketing campaign.”
The nationwide marketing campaign was based in 1955 and is led by america Postal Service, the Nationwide Affiliation of Rural Letter Carriers and the Nationwide Affiliation of Letter Carriers. The charitable initiative was launched in Shepherdstown by former USPS worker Pam Donato, former director of the nationwide meals drive, in 2019. Initially, the native model of the Stamp Out Starvation meals drive concerned the postal service delivering postcards asking for donations of non-perishable meals objects to be dropped off in native residents' mailboxes on Could 11. A volunteer driver then picked up that meals and delivered it to a fundamental assortment website.
All donations have been then given to the meals pantry run by Jefferson County Neighborhood Ministries.
However the next 12 months, the meals drive needed to be suspended in Shepherdstown as a result of arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic. It wasn't till 2023 that the Stamp Out Starvation meals drive returned, this time with the intention of stocking the cabinets of the newly fashioned Shepherdstown Shares Meals Pantry. Whereas final 12 months's meals drive solely requested for financial donations from native residents, this 12 months's meals drive once more requested for donations of canned and non-perishable meals from native residents. Nevertheless, as an alternative of utilizing volunteer drivers to select up donations, native residents are requested to drop off their donations at drop-off areas all through the neighborhood, anytime by means of this Saturday.
“That is our second annual Kill Starvation marketing campaign with america Postal Service.” stated Shepherdstown Shares Treasurer Mark Kohut. “Starvation exists in each neighborhood within the nation, even in Shepherdstown.”
Official donation packing containers could be discovered on the Struggle Memorial Constructing (102 East German Road); Shepherdstown Put up Workplace (301 South King Road); Neighborhood Backyard Market (207 South Princess Road, Suite 100); Jefferson Safety Financial institution (105 East Washington Road); Greenback Normal (7670 Martinsburg Pike); Greentree Realty (138 East German Road); Brown's Tire, Towing and Auto Care Middle, Inc. (7735 Martinsburg Pike); Edward Jones (75 Maddex Sq. Drive); Specialty Printing (111 South Princess Road); Rankin Bodily Remedy (7330 Martinsburg Pike); and all Shepherd College Eating Companies areas.
These taking part within the donation course of have been requested to position an envelope, included on this 12 months's Stamp Out Starvation meals drive mailer, within the mailbox by this Saturday.