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=Project: Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive -- New Article=

Potential Sources:

http://investor.campbellsoupcompany.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=88650&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1561853&highlight=

http://www.nalc.org/commun/foodrive/

http://www.voicenews.com/articles/2011/05/11/life/doc4dcaa0c2e06c7454640652.txt

http://www.wtsp.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=131611&catid=8

http://food-bank.us/documents/NR_Feed-kids-at-mailbox_4-14-10.pdf

http://blog.feedingamerica.org/2010/05/stamp-out-hunger/

http://www.napsnet.com/pdf_archive/27/70738.pdf

http://www.campbellsoupcompany.com/csr/neighbors_impact_hunger.asp

http://www.hpfb.org/uploads/stamp_out_hunger_2011.pdf

http://liveunited.org/blog/entry/stamp-out-hunger-food-drive/

To-do list
Looking good thus far--now is the time to get the article researched and drafted. Everyone should have something drafted here by Tuesday Mar 13. Webster Newbold (talk) 19:40, 9 March 2012 (UTC)

Responsibilities
How it Works/Items Needed: Natalie

History: Sarah

News/Achievements/Partners: Stefanie

OFF TO A GOOD START. A FEW THINGS TO WATCH OUT FOR THAT OTHER WIKIPEDIANS MAY MENTION: SOMETIMES THE LANGUAGE SEEMS TO FAVOR THE OPERATION, WHICH IS NATURAL, BUT IN THIS PLACE YOU MUST RETAIN A NEUTRAL POINT OF VIEW. FOR EXAMPLE, SAYING THE DRIVE WAS "SUCCESSFUL" SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE PROMOTING THE DRIVE RATHER THAN DESCRIBING IT AS FOR AN ENCYCLOPEDIA. ALSO, THE NEWS PART MAY GET SOME COMMENT FOR THE SAME REASON--ENCYCLOPEDIAS DEAL WITH WHAT WAS OR IS AND DO NOT PROMOTE OR REPORT ON FUTURE EVENTS. SO SEE IF YOU CAN TAKE A MORE OBJECTIVE PERSPECTIVE ON THE SUBJECT; AND IF YOU CAN, SEE IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER SOURCES THAT COULD APPEAR MORE IMPARTIAL. ARE THERE ANY NOT-FOR-PROFIT JOURNALS OR NEWSLETTERS THAT DEAL WITH FOOD DRIVES OR RELIEVING HUNGER OR FIGHTING POVERTY? SEE WHAT YOU CAN FIND OUT. —Webster Newbold (talk) 03:31, 20 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Ambassador comments

Looks like a good start. There are a few issues that I see that need to be addressed, one of them is tha parts of the article don't seem to be phrased neutrally, such as the achievements section. The important thing to remember as well is to only write stuff that you've found in references elsewhere, and leave it at that. For example I saw a line that said "The NALC Stamp Out Hunger National Food Drive has become the largest one day food drive in the nation and possibly the world" but there's nothing backing that up. Does tha sort of make sense? The only other things I noticed was the partners and supporters section, which didn't have any references at all (it will need some) and the Food Needed section. While there's no doubt it's a good cause, we should word this in a neutral way, like, "X accepts donations of Y food types" or something like that. Keep it as factual as possible. I hope that helps a bit. Steven  Zhang  DR goes to Wikimania! 09:52, 20 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Final Instructor Comments


 * OK, although there are still a few neutrality issues, I think we can go with this and see what others say. You can create an article by following through the steps in the New Article Wizard (you have already completed most of them). Afterwards you should put a link in the National Rural Letter Carriers article, which mentions the drive. Todd or I can help if you want. Good job! —Webster Newbold (talk) 02:42, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

History
The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive started in October 1991 as pilot program by the National Association of Letter Carriers. The initial drive took place in ten cities across the United States. After receiving input from food banks and pantries The National Association of Letter Carriers decided that the best time of year for this food drive to take place would be in the late Spring. Most food banks start running out of food this time of year due to the largest donations being made around Thanksgiving and Christmas.

A revamped food drive was organized for May 15, 1993; which was the second Saturday in May. The goal for the organization was to have at least one branch of the National Association of Letter Carriers participate from all 50 states. The first year of the nationwide effort was successful with over 11 million pounds of food collected; which was a one day record in the United States, and the participation of more than 220 union branches covering more than 1,000 communities. The food drives is now an annual event on the second Saturday in May. Mail carries pull double duty; delivering mail and collecting food donations in order to do their part to Stamp Out Hunger.

In 2010, 77.1 million pounds of food were collected which helped the food drive surpass the 1 billion pound mark in total food collected over it's history.

News
2012 marks the 20th anniversary of feeding the hungry. The 2012 food drive is scheduled for Saturday, May 12. Campbell’s is donating 75 million reminder postcards along with 1 million special “Stamp Out Hunger” grocery bags to be distributed in select locations. International Paper is also donating bags, as well as Publix, which will donate bags in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. AARP is donating over 13.5 million bags to selected states where senior-citizen hunger is a big problem. AARP will also advertise the food drive through ads in its membership magazine as well as producing hundreds of volunteers to help sort and distribute the donations. Uncle Bob’s Self-Storage is donating rental trucks to help collect the food donations. Nick Cannon (singer and “America’s Got Talent” host) will be the drive’s celebrity spokesperson.

Impact
The drive has delivered more than one billion pounds of donated food to food banks and pantries over the past 20 years. In 2011 letter carriers collected 70.2 million pounds of food, which raised the total amount of donations over the history of the food drive to more than 1.1 billion pounds which led to the 8th consecutive year of collecting more than 70 millions pounds of food in one day. The NALC food drive has also received two Presidential Certificates of Achievement.

Partners/Supporters:
The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive has many supporters including The U.S. Postal Service, Campbell Soup Company, Cox Target Media, Valpak,the National Rural Letter Carriers Association, the Feeding America food bank network, the United Way of America and its local United Ways, the AFL-CIO Community Services network, Uncle Bob's Self Storage, and AARP.

How it Works
The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is held in all 50 states every year on the second Saturday of May. It is held in May because most food banks face a depletion in donations from the holiday season. Donations are collected in communities by letter carriers on their mail routes. The food drive has become effective and today, the Stamp Out Hunger effort is our nation’s largest single-day food drive.

Donations
The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive will take donations of nonperishable foods in non-breakable containers such as cereals, dry milk, cereal bars, baby formula, canned fruit, canned vegetables, canned meats and fish, boxed or canned juices, canned soups, peanut butter, boxed instant food, pasta/boxed pasta, boxed rice and dried beans.