PORTLAND, Ore., Mar 10, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- U.S. Bank is lending a little extra fuel to the Great Food Drive this month by designating its nearly 200 branch offices as official drop sites for contributions to the Oregon Food Bank.

Organizers hope to collect more than one million pounds of food for this year's drive, which lasts through March 31. It is purposefully timed after the holiday season, when supplies tend to dwindle.

"We're proud to partner with KGW Channel 8 and Albertsons to bring attention to the root causes of hunger and work towards a solution so that no one goes hungry," said Mike Michael, president of U.S. Bank in Oregon.

KGW will broadcast live from the U.S. Bank Fisher's Landing branch at 16415 SE McGillivray Boulevard in Vacouver, Wash. on March 13 and from the U.S. Bank Sherwood branch (inside Albertsons) at 16030 SW Tualatin Sherwood Drive in Sherwood, Ore. on March 20.

All money and food raised stays in the community in which it was donated.

U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB), with assets of $189 billion, is the 8th largest financial services holding company in the United States. The company operates 2,243 banking offices and 4,425 ATMs in 24 states and provides a comprehensive line of banking, brokerage, insurance, investment, mortgage, trust and payment services products to consumers, businesses and institutions. U.S. Bancorp is home of the Five Star Service Guarantee which assures customers of certain key banking benefits and services or customers will be paid for their inconvenience. U.S. Bancorp is the parent company of U.S. Bank. Visit U.S. Bancorp on the web at usbank.com.

SOURCE: U.S. Bank

CONTACT:          U.S. Bank
                  Teri Charest, 612-303-0732

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