Marcellus Cheeks of the Trade Center Post Office and Deborah Patterson of ALIVE Inc. stand in front of the grocery bags delivered to Alexandria customers participating in the 2014 Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Contributed
Alexandria — Marcellus Cheeks of the Trade Center Post Office and Deborah Patterson of ALIVE Inc. stand in front of the grocery bags delivered to Alexandria customers participating in the 2014 Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. According to Alexandria organizer Brian McCormick, this year's drive collected more than 70,500 pounds of food to be distributed locally. “The total was three times what we collected last year,” McCormick said. “We used paper grocery bags donated by the AFL-CIO and it appears that they made a big difference.” The nationwide food drive was held on May 10 and is sponsored by the National Association of Letter Carriers.