This is the weekend that letter carriers and caring residents work to Stamp Out Hunger in the nation’s largest food drive. David Davenport of Second Harvest Community Food Bank says it comes as schools that provide free and reduced lunch are about to close for the summer, so the timing couldn’t be better.

Last year’s Stamp Out Hunger drive gathered more than 40,000 pounds of food in Saint Joseph, more than 70-million pounds nationwide. To take part, just leave a bag of non-perishable food near your mailbox Saturday morning. Letter carriers will gather up the donations while they deliver the mail.