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Mount Washington Letter Carrier Helps Stamp Out Hunger
This year's letter carrier food drive was the been the best yet for local postman John Ayala.
The 20th annual National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger food drive was the "best yet," for Mount Washington postman John Ayala.
On the second Saturday of May for the last 20 years, letter carriers and volunteers collect food donations that people have set out by their mailboxes.
"This year was amazing," said Ayala. "Letter carriers passed out bags this year, which we hadn't done in the past. I've never collected so much food. The entire back of my truck was full then there was another layer of bags on top of those. It was a lot of work, but so worth it."
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According to the AFL-CIO, letter carriers in Los Angeles collected more than 300,000 pounds of food this year, more than tripling last year's total of 88,000. A final total hasn't been tallied yet, but reports from across the country have indicated that this year's drive has been the most fruitful yet.
Last year, the drive collection raise approximatley 70 million pounds of food.
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