Local carriers help stamp out hunger in Polk County

Published 10:00 pm Wednesday, May 14, 2014

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City and rural letter carriers collected approx. 3000 pounds of food Saturday, May 10. The collected food was donated to Outreach, the County’s only certified food pantry. One hundred percent of the food donated will be distributed to Polk County residents in need. Pictured left to right: Cindy Jarvis (rural Carrier), Charity Price (city carrier assistant), Tina Hall (city carrier), Cara Lanford (rural carrier associate), Juanita Bruce (rural carrier), Amy Rice (rural carrier associate) and Phillip Edwards (city carrier). (photo submitted by Christine Iwerks)

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