Frenzy Contenders Inch Their Way Toward Tech and the Top
The competition is timed to restock food bank shelves around the state for summer, when children can't get access to reduced-price or free lunches at school.
April 26, 2019 at 03:51 PM
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Georgia Tech's legal office headed into the midpoint of the two-week Legal Food Frenzy with a $5,000-plus lead among teams raising money for the Atlanta Community Food Bank.
But the pack behind Tech was getting closer, and, given that the Frenzy's Atlanta goal was still only 28% complete Friday afternoon, many changes are possible before the event ends Friday, May 3. The goal in Atlanta is to raise $300,000; Friday afternoon the legal community had raised $85,553.
The top team teams in Atlanta were, as of 3:30 p.m. on Friday: Georgia Institute of Technology Office of Legal Affairs (captains Susann D. Estroff and Kate Wasch), $11,630; Joe S. Habachy PC (Joe Habachy), $6,305; King & Spalding (no captain listed), $4.675; Alston & Bird (Cheryl Naja), $3,855; Baker & Hostetler (Emily Spiller), $3,175; Squire Patton Boggs (Deborah Lempogo), $3,050; Office of Attorney General (Katelyn Byrd), $2,932; McGuireWoods (Elizabeth Arnettt Buckley), $2,630; Arnall Golden Gregory (Winifred Rice), $2,535; and Hudson Parrott Walker (Laura Desautel), $2,390.
The competition is timed to restock food bank shelves around the state for summer, when children can't get access to reduced-price or free lunches at school. One in five children in the state of Georgia is “food insecure,” meaning they do not know when they'll eat next. More information can be found online; food banks can turn a $1 donation into $8 worth of food.
The event is co-sponsored by Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr—who has challenged lawyers to donate the price of one billable hour—the Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Georgia and the Georgia Food Banks Association.
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