The National Association of Letter Carriers will hold its 30th annual National Food Drive to Stamp Out Hunger on Saturday, May 13. Lancaster County letter carriers will pick up nonperishable food donations during their routes. All donations collected will be donated to local food pantries.

The Stamp Out Hunger food drive is timed to resupply local food pantries when they are usually depleted and entering the summer with low supplies. Residents are encouraged to donate nonperishable food items, place them in a bag, and leave the bag in or around their mailbox the morning of May 13.

The top requested nonperishable food items are cereal, pasta, pasta sauce or spaghetti sauce, rice, canned fruits and vegetables, canned meals (such as soups, chili, and pasta), 100% juice, peanut butter, macaroni and cheese, canned meats or fish, beans (canned or dry), and shelf-stable milk that does not require refrigeration. Healthy, low-sodium, low-sugar items such as beans, oatmeal and other whole grains, and canola or olive oil are also requested. All items should be unexpired and in plastic or cardboard packaging. Items should not be in glass jars or bottles.