The nation’s largest one-day food drive will be May 9. Fill a bag – or any container – with nonperishable food, and leave it for your letter carrier at home or work or bring food to the local post office.

In 2014, Nevada carriers collected more nearly 440,000 pounds of food. Nationally, 78 million pounds of food was collected by postal carriers, feeding an estimated 30 million people.

Food banks and pantries often receive the majority of their donations during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday seasons. By springtime, many pantries are depleted, entering the summer low on supplies at a time when many school breakfast and lunch programs are not available to children in need.