Danville letter carriers double amount of food collected

DANVILLE – Local food pantry officials were preparing for a drop in donations for last Saturday's "Stamp Out Hunger" food drive because of the increased cost of food.

So they were amazed when Danville letter carriers collected twice as much food as they did last year.

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