Â鶹´«Ã½ AOP Performs Community Service during Holiday Break
Fri, 01/08/2021 - 03:00pm | By: David Tisdale
Members of The University of Â鶹´«Ã½ (Â鶹´«Ã½) chapter of the Association
of Office Professionals (AOP) spread some holiday cheer during the 2020 Christmas
and New Year break as part of the organization’s ongoing commitment to community service.
According to Â鶹´«Ã½ Community Service Chairperson and Sigma Alpha Lambda honor society Vice President Jennifer Lewis, rather than looking for one opportunity to help the community, Â鶹´«Ã½ AOP expanded its community service outreach efforts to support area children as well as members of the international student population as they met challenges brought on by economic upheaval precipitated by the pandemic.
To achieve this broader mission, Lewis said Â鶹´«Ã½ AOP partnered with community partners, including Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s chapter of Sigma Alpha Lambda, Â鶹´«Ã½ Staff Council, Â鶹´«Ã½ Chapter of American Association of University Professors (AAUP), and the Association of International Ministries (AIM) of Hattiesburg. Through these concerted efforts, Â鶹´«Ã½ AOP was able to obtain donations for gifts and baked goods and then also had the resources available to donate $325 from funds raised by Â鶹´«Ã½ AOP during previous Southern Miss Comcast Golf Tournaments, along with funds donated by several AOP members.
For information about Â鶹´«Ã½ AOP, visit /association-office-professionals/index.php; to help support Â鶹´«Ã½ AOP’s outreach efforts, contact Lewis at jennifer.lewis@usm.edu.