Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ AOP Performs Community Service during Holiday Break
Fri, 01/08/2021 - 03:00pm | By: David Tisdale
Members of Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ (Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ) 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 Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Community Service Chairperson and Sigma Alpha Lambda honor society Vice President Jennifer Lewis, rather than looking for one opportunity to help the community, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ 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 Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ AOP partnered with community partners, including Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ’s chapter of Sigma Alpha Lambda, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Staff Council, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Chapter of American Association of University Professors (AAUP), and the Association of International Ministries (AIM) of Hattiesburg. Through these concerted efforts, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ 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 Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ AOP during previous Southern Miss Comcast Golf Tournaments, along with funds donated by several AOP members.
For information about Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ AOP, visit /association-office-professionals/index.php; to help support Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ AOP’s outreach efforts, contact Lewis at jennifer.lewis@usm.edu.