On Saturday, May 9, the National Association of Letter Carriers, United States Postal Service, Feeding America and other partners are asking local residents to help Stamp Out Hunger.The annual food drive has grown into a national effort that provides assistance to the millions of Americans struggling to put food on the table.The Stamp Out Hunger food drive, held on the second Saturday in May, has become the nation’s largest single-day food drive. In 2014, Americans donated 72.5 million pounds of food, feeding 30 million people. This was the 11th consecutive year of at least 70 million pounds collected by letter carriers.“We’re proud to support this food drive,” said supervisor Brian Vogt. “We’re asking residents for their support to help make this another successful year. It’s easy to make a donation: simply leave a bag of nonperishable food items by the mailbox to help your neighbors in need.”Two local grocery stores, Moser’s in Warrenton and Economy Supermarket in Wright City, are assisting in the campaign by supplying bags for the donated food items.The need for food assistance exists in every community in America. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 50 million Americans are food insecure, meaning they live at risk of hunger. Perhaps most alarming is the fact that nearly 16 million children in America are struggling with hunger. In addition 4.8 million seniors face choices between paying rent, utilities and having nutritious food.Stamp Out Hunger