RALEIGH — Campbell Law School is competing in the 2024 North Carolina Legal Feeding Frenzy — a “food and fund” drive competition among all North Carolina law firms, law schools and organizations to assist Feeding The Carolinas’ Food Banks that runs from March 1-31, 2024.
“This is a spirited competition where law schools and law firms unite to make a lasting impact by seeing who can raise the most canned food and donations for those in need,” said Amber Doyle ‘24, director of the law school’s student-led Pro Bono Projects.
The competition aims to fight hunger across North Carolina by uniting the legal community in support of local food banks. In this friendly competition, the law firm, school or organization with the highest average individual donation (calculated by the team’s total donations divided by the team’s total number of donors) will be awarded the prestigious and highly coveted “Attorney General’s Cup.”
The program is hosted annually through the combined efforts of the N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein, North Carolina Bar Association (NCBA)’s Young Lawyers Division, North Carolina Bar Foundation (NCBF) and Feeding the Carolinas food banks.
“Helping those who are hungry is always important, but right now it is urgent,” said Attorney General Josh Stein in a press release. “We in the legal community here in North Carolina can make a real impact fighting hunger in our state.”
The Legal Feeding Frenzy aims to fight hunger across North Carolina by uniting the legal community in support of local food banks. This year, the program is also working to combat the devastating effects of COVID-19 on food insecurity and scarcity, as well as a decrease in volunteers in these unprecedented times.
Teams may begin collecting physical and monetary donations, both in-person and online on Friday, March 1. Every dollar donated equals nine meals that can be provided through local N.C. food banks. Supporters can help the Campbell Law team’s fight against hunger by donating at this link.
On Friday, March 1, the NCBA YLD LFF committee, with the help of Stein, Feeding the Carolinas and the NCBA, will host an in-person volunteer kick-off event at the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina, 1924 Capital Blvd. “This is an exciting opportunity for teams across the state to come together to assist their local food banks through proper safety measures and protocols,” the website states.
Stein will recognize the N.C. Legal Feeding Frenzy winners in a live or virtual ceremony (the exact format will be determined at a later date). In addition to the Attorney General’s Cup, Stein will present additional awards in categories including: Sole Practitioner, Small Firm, Medium Firm, Large Firm, Law School, Public Interest, and Corporate/In-House Counsel. Government/public interest offices and corporate legal departments are encouraged to participate as well and will be grouped into the categories listed above based on size.
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Since its founding in 1976, Campbell Law School has developed lawyers who possess moral conviction, social compassion, and professional competence, and who view the law as a calling to serve others. Among its accolades, the school has been recognized by the American Bar Association (ABA) as having the nation’s top Professionalism Program and by the American Academy of Trial Lawyers for having the nation’s best Trial Advocacy Program. Campbell Law boasts more than 4,800 alumni, who make their home in nearly all 50 states and beyond. In 2024, Campbell Law is celebrating 45 years of graduating legal leaders and 15 years of being located in a state-of-the-art facility in the heart of North Carolina’s Capital City.