Organizers of the 17th annual Letter Carrier Food Drive stand outside the U.S. Post Office on Pemberton Square Boulevard, getting ready for this year’s drive, on Saturday. The collection is organized by Local Branch 94 of the National Association of Letter Carriers, in conjunction with the U.S. Postal Service and United Way of West Central Mississippi. Nonperishable food items will be collected from mailboxes and distributed to local agencies. The total collected last year was about 14,000 pounds of food. Standing with the banners are, from left, Elijah Johnson, Deborah Montgomery, Charlie Martin, Janice Thompson and Donnie Frith.