o The National Association of Letter Carriers Food Drive, which takes place Saturday, is the largest single food drive in the United States, collecting nearly 73 million pounds in 2014.
o That makes 1.3 billion pounds since the drive began in 1992.
o A majority of the nation’s 175,000 letter carriers participate, according to NALC, along with many volunteers and charitable agencies.
o Clark County’s largest local food drive is Walk and Knock, always the first Saturday in December.
Anybody who works to alleviate hunger will tell you the need isn’t declining. According to nationwide nonprofit Feeding America, there are upward of 66,000 “food insecure” people in Clark County — people who don’t always have access to sufficient and nutritious food.