The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss Enjoys Successful Canned Food Drive
9/27/2010 | Rebel Ready
Sept. 27, 2010
OXFORD, Miss. - Ole Miss student-athletes collected approximately 6,000 pounds of canned goods last week as part of their successful efforts in the Southeastern Conference canned food drive. All items were donated to the local Oxford Pantry.
The Ole Miss Student-Athlete Advisory Council wishes to thank all those that supported the "Together We Can Drive" program, which saw all 12 SEC schools gather canned food in their respective communities.
"It was great to see our student-athletes, staff and community come together to support this project. Our department would like to thank all parties involved to help support the Oxford Food Pantry," said Assistant Athletics Director Jamil Northcutt.
Rebel student-athletes collected canned goods in Oxford at Larson's Big Star, Kroger and Wal-Mart. Donations were also accepted from fans attending "RebTalk with Houston Nutt" and home volleyball and soccer matches.
Led by student-athletes, the SEC "Together We Can Drive" is designed to support food banks and shelters throughout the southeast. And since the project began in 2007, more than 236,000 pounds of food and money have been donated by SEC fans to the community.
