LSU Student Food Pantry to get $52K after Rocco’s Jello Shot Challenge

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The LSU Student Food Pantry received a $52,390 check from Rocco's Pizza & Cantina after this year's Jello Shot Challenge. It was the largest check among multiple organizations that got donations.

Restaurant owners said Raising Cane's CEO and Louisiana billionaire Todd Graves donated an extra $10,000 that will be split between local charities.

Other organizations that benefitted from the generosity of fans during the Jello Shot Challenge included:

• Arizona Campus Pantry: $1,876
• Cino Food Pantry (Coastal Carolina): $9,117
• Racers Helping Racers Food Pantry: $8,340
• Basic Needs Center (Oregon State): $2,131
• Full Circle Food Pantry in Arkansas: $9,075
• UCLA Basic Needs Food Closet: $1,655
• Louisville Cardinal Cupboard: $2,089
• Care + Share Food Pantry: $10,834
• Heartland Hope Mission Food Pantry: $10,834
• Society of St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry: $10,834
• Heart Ministry Center Food Bank: $10,834

"Thank you to all the fans that decided to call Rocco’s home for a couple days in June," Rocco's said. The restaurant said it plans to go on the road in the fall for a charity initiative.

LSU took the top spot in the Omaha challenge with 52,390 Jello shots. The LSU baseball team defeated Coastal Carolina 5-3 and swept the College World Series finals, bringing home the Tigers' eighth national championship.

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