Law students brought about 1,000 pounds of food to a Jackson pantry

Mississippi College law students turned a class competition into about 1,000 pounds of food for We Will Go, a Jackson pantry, WLBT reported on October 19, 2026. First-year, second-year, and third-year classes competed. The first-year class collected the most. It was the second year of the drive.

Coulson Aaron, vice president of the Student Bar Association, organized it. He told the station he shopped with Thanksgiving meals in mind, the kind his grandmother and mother cooked. The students spent money from the budget they use for school, rather than only asking other people to give. Laurie Cutrer, We Will Go's director of engagement, said the pantry was low and that the gift of canned and other nonperishable food arrived when it was needed. The ministry serves more than 1,000 families a month, and staff said the weeks before the holidays are when more households run short. Student Bar Association president Camille Waller said the school sits in the middle of Jackson and the drive was a way to answer a need a few blocks away. Students also volunteer at the nonprofit during the year.