Jamestown  (CSi) The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Saturday, May 13th.

City residents are asked to place a bag of non-perishable food items next to their mailbox on that day, which will then be picked up by local mail carriers. City Carrier JoAnne Ray says the cause will help support the local community.

Fredric Rolando, President of the National Association of Letter Carriers, says the event is in it’s 25th year.

Last year, the event collected more than 80 million pounds of food. This was then brought to local food banks and organizations.

Be sure to leave out a bag of non-perishable food items in Jamestown on May 13th for local carriers to pick up and bring to area organizations to assist with the 25th Annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive.

Jamestown Salvation Army Major, Tim Nauta says, the food drive could not come at a better time for The Salvation Army. Many families who rely on the schools to provide free meals for their kids during the school year struggle to make ends meet in the summer time.

He says, “We often see the need increase during the summer, but the donations decrease so this is a great help to us.”

Major Nauta asks that people make sure any food they donate has not expired. If the expiration date has long passed, food shelves have to throw it away.