Stamp Out Hunger 2016 postcard

Donating food to those in need is as easy as leaving a bag at your mailbox this weekend.

The Douglas County food bank Just Food is partnering with the National Association of Letter Carriers and the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association for the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive this Saturday.

Letter carriers will provide residents with bags this week, which residents can fill with nonperishable food items and leave next to the mailbox for pickup on Saturday. Most-needed items include boxed cereal, canned fruit, canned meat, peanut butter, and tomato products.

According to a news release, last year’s food drive collected 20,000 pounds of food. It is the nation’s largest single-day drive, according to the release, and in 2015 it collected 70.6 million pounds of food nationwide.

More than 19,000 people in Douglas County need food assistance, according to the release. All food collected in this drive will be distributed locally.