Coldfuse reminded us on Discussion Pool that on Saturday in 10,000 U.S. cities, mail carriers will collect non-perishable food placed near your mail box. This is a great program ;61 million pounds were collected last year. So let's help beat that amount this year and donate some cans or boxes of food for this year's effort, okay? Thanks!
http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/05/06/food.drive.ap/index.html

What a fabulous idea! I wish they did that where I live!

Tree,why not write to 'em with that as a suggestion. Maybe they'll start one up there. Never hurts to try!

Great suggestion, Kelleygirl, but where I live, we have to go to our green postal boxes to collect our mail... not sure how that could work. BUT in the more populated parts - it should work.

Great idea. I really like that! I'll look into it.

I seen a card about it in the mail the other day. I think my mom has did it a few times but most of the time we forget until we see bags of food by other people's mail boxes but by then our mail man has already came and gone...

I do it every year...usually I put things out the night before so I don't forget or miss the mailman in the morning!!

I try to remember to leave a box of pasta when they do this here. The carriers have such heavy loads to start out with.

Thanks, everyone! I'm with you, Lydia; mine is on the front porch right now so that I don't forget in the morning.

I already have mine ready for my mailman.