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Sumrall Today
By the People, for the People
Sumrall Hosts 'Breaking Out of Hunger' Concert for March of the Mayors
Community bands together to donate canned goods and support food drive ahead of final deadline.
Published on Feb. 23, 2026
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The town of Sumrall, Mississippi teamed up with the nonprofit Extra Table to host a 'Breaking Out of Hunger' concert, where community members paid admission in the form of canned goods to contribute to the March of the Mayors food drive. The event featured live music from the Parchman Blues Band and saw an outpouring of donations, including from the Parchman prison work crew who arrived with trailers full of canned goods.
Why it matters
The March of the Mayors food drive is a regional effort across 14 Pine Belt cities to collect donations for Extra Table, a nonprofit that distributes food to hunger-relief organizations. The 'Breaking Out of Hunger' concert helped drive last-minute contributions ahead of the final donation deadline, supporting Extra Table's mission to combat food insecurity in the local community.
The details
Sumrall Mayor Joel Lofton said the goal of the concert was to 'make people feel the good' of contributing to the food drive. Attendees paid their entry fee in canned goods, with Sumrall specifically requesting donations of canned corn. Extra Table's Executive Director Martha Allen Price noted the generosity of Pine Belt residents, saying 'this is just one of the ways you can support Extra Table.' Even the Parchman prison work crew arrived with trailers full of canned goods to donate.
- The 'Breaking Out of Hunger' concert took place on February 23, 2026.
- The final deadline for the March of the Mayors food drive is February 27, 2026.
The players
Joel Lofton
The mayor of Sumrall, Mississippi who organized the 'Breaking Out of Hunger' concert to support the March of the Mayors food drive.
Martha Allen Price
The executive director of Extra Table, the nonprofit organization that is the beneficiary of the March of the Mayors food drive.
Parchman Blues Band
The live music act that performed at the 'Breaking Out of Hunger' concert in Sumrall.
What they’re saying
“We wanted people to be able to feel the good, and that's what we've got going on today.”
— Joel Lofton, Mayor of Sumrall (wdam.com)
“The community loves to be asked. In the Pine Belt, we're so blessed to have so many wonderful citizens with big hearts, and so this is just one of the ways you can support Extra Table.”
— Martha Allen Price, Executive Director of Extra Table (wdam.com)
What’s next
The final deadline for the March of the Mayors food drive is this Friday, February 27, 2026. Residents of Sumrall can continue to drop off canned goods at several local businesses and the town hall until the deadline.
The takeaway
The 'Breaking Out of Hunger' concert in Sumrall demonstrates the power of community-driven efforts to support local food banks and combat hunger. By creatively engaging residents through a live music event, the town was able to generate a last-minute surge of donations for the regional March of the Mayors drive, highlighting the generosity of Pine Belt residents.
