Gardena Mayor Paul Tanaka (third from left) and Larry Dozier (second from left) join postal employees to remind Gardena residents to donate food for the National Association of Letter Carriers May 10 food drive. Shown here from left are letter carrier Tenesha Henderson, Dozier, Tanaka, Postal Supervisor La Shawn Smith and letter carrier Camella Siler.

GARDENA, Calif.--Western Jurisdiction President Larry Dozier supports an effort in which letter carriers will collect food items from Gardena residents on May 10.

Dozier, who retired from the Postal Service in 2009, says the effort to stock the shelves of Gardena food banks complements the UM Men Meals for Millions program. “We’re asking UM Men across the nation to support this very worthwhile effort,” said Dozier.

Last year the national effort brought in 74.4 million pounds of non-perishable food and drove postal workers grand total to almost 1.3 billion pounds over the drive’s history.