You can help stamp out hunger this weekend placing food donations in your mailbox. 

The annual food drive is hosted by the National Association of Letter Carriers, and Stamp Out Hunger is the largest single-day food drive in the country.

Northern Nevada residents can join Food Bank of Northern Nevada and support community members who struggle with hunger by simply collecting non-perishable, non-expired food items and leaving them in a sturdy bag near their mailboxes on Saturday, May 9.  

No glass jars.

Although all non-perishable items are accepted, some suggestions include: 

* Entrées (Soups, Chili’s, etc.)

* Protein (Tuna, Chicken, Beans)

* Canned fruit (Packed in water or juice preferred)

* Canned vegetables (Low sodium preferred)

A letter carrier will collect the donations and deliver them to local food banks and pantries, including the Food Bank of Northern Nevada, Healthy Communities Coalition benefiting all of Lyon County, Carson Valley Food Closet in Gardnerville, Fish in Carson City & Dayton, and New Frontier in Fallon.   Items will then be distributed to those facing hunger right here in northern Nevada.   

Supporters can also participate by donating online where every $1 helps to provide 3 meals.   

The Stamp Out Hunger food drive was created in 1993 by the National Association of Letter Carriers to encourage communities to come together in an effort to stock the shelves of food banks and pantries nationwide. 

(Food Bank of Northern Nevada contributed to this report.)