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Campbell Soup Company and the National Association of Letter Carriers Team Up to Stamp Out Hunger!

Nation's Largest Food Drive Helps Millions of Americans

CAMDEN, N.J., May 5, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- On Saturday, May 10, Campbell Soup
Company will join forces with the National Association of Letter Carriers
(NALC) to Stamp Out Hunger! across America. Now in its 16th year, the Stamp
Out Hunger! effort is the nation's largest single-day food drive, having
collected more than 836 million pounds of food since its inception in 1993.

To help Stamp Out Hunger! this year, simply leave a sturdy bag containing
non-perishable foods, such as canned soup, canned vegetables, pasta, rice or
cereal next to your mailbox prior to the time of regular mail delivery on May
10. Food items should be in non-breakable containers, such as boxes and cans.
The nation's 230,000 letter carriers will then collect donations from homes
across the country and deliver them to food bank members of America's Second
Harvest - The Nation's Food Bank Network and other hunger relief organizations
in more than 10,000 local communities.

"Hunger continues to be a vital issue in this country," said William H.
Young, NALC president. "Many Americans may miss the faces of hunger, but we
see it daily out on our routes. The problem is hunger can strike anyone --
the elderly, the working class and even innocent children. That's why we need
your help to make a real difference."

According to America's Second Harvest, more than 35 million people are
food insecure, hungry or at risk of hunger. Approximately one in four people
in a soup kitchen line is a child.

A HELPING HAND

Campbell is kicking off the 16th Annual Stamp Out Hunger! effort by
donating one million pounds of food to food banks across the country.

"An integral part of our corporate mission is to nourish people's lives
everywhere, every day," said Doug Conant, Campbell's president and chief
executive officer. "Our commitment to the letter carriers and their
extraordinary food drive is an important part of our efforts to fulfill this
mission and I hope millions of Americans will join us this year to help Stamp
Out Hunger!"

For more information about the annual Stamp Out Hunger! effort in your
community, ask your letter carrier, contact your local post office or visit
http://www.helpstampouthunger.com.

SOURCE Campbell


http://www.helpstampouthunger.com

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