National Help Stamp Out Hunger Day is coming soon and provides an opportunity for you to help the Salvation Army help others. This year’s campaign takes place on Saturday, May 9, 2009. It’s as easy as checking your mailbox. Just leave a bag of non-perishable food where your letter carrier normally delivers your mail. Your letter carrier will then pick up and deliver the food to a local food bank. Examples of non-perishable items include canned soup, canned meats and fish, canned vegetables, fruits and juices, boxed goods (such as cereal) and pasta and rice. In Petaluma, all food collected stays in Petaluma and is distributed through the Salvation Army’s local food bank program.