ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï AOP Performs Community Service during Holiday Break
Fri, 01/08/2021 - 03:00pm | By: David Tisdale
Members of The University of ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï (ÍøÆسԹÏ) 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 ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Community Service Chairperson and Sigma Alpha Lambda honor society Vice President Jennifer Lewis, rather than looking for one opportunity to help the community, ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï 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 ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï AOP partnered with community partners, including ÍøÆسԹÏ’s chapter of Sigma Alpha Lambda, ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Staff Council, ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Chapter of American Association of University Professors (AAUP), and the Association of International Ministries (AIM) of Hattiesburg. Through these concerted efforts, ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï 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 ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï AOP during previous Southern Miss Comcast Golf Tournaments, along with funds donated by several AOP members.
For information about ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï AOP, visit /association-office-professionals/index.php; to help support ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï AOP’s outreach efforts, contact Lewis at jennifer.lewis@usm.edu.