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Chicago-area students from Jackson State University organize water drive for Mississippi city
Chicago philanthropist Early Walker has been working with the students to organize a three-day "Help Jackson Now" water drive in the South Suburbs. They collected three semi trailers worth of bottled water.
CHICAGO - Several Jackson State University students have returned to Chicago because of the water crisis in that Mississippi city, and now they are rallying Chicago-area residents for help.
Chicago philanthropist Early Walker has been working with the students to organize a three-day "Help Jackson Now" water drive in the South Suburbs. They collected three semi trailers worth of bottled water.
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State Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin (D-38th) said the situation has been stressful for the students and their parents.
"I know how concerned all the parents are for their children – as well as the citizens of Jackson, Mississippi," Meyers-Martin said. "We always step up when trouble calls."
Custom Companies Trucking Firm donated the semi-trailers and has agreed to deliver the water for free. The trucks will depart on Monday and arrive in Jackson on Tuesday.