MSCPA volunteers turned out for the Mississippi Society of CPAs statewide annual CPA Day of Service on Friday, Nov. 3, teaming up at events around the state to lend a helping hand. This was the third year that MSCPA implemented a Day of Service for CPAs and students majoring in accounting at Mississippi colleges. Because of event awareness and increased participation, MSCPA was able to expand its CPA Day of Service into Cleveland, Gulfport, Starkville and Tupelo for the first time.

This year, teams from these 28 companies completed service projects in eleven Mississippi towns:

Alexander, Van Loon, Sloan, Levens & Favre, PLLC; Barlow & Company PLLC; BKD, LLP; Byrne | Zizzi CPA; Delta State University; The Gillon Group, PLLC; GranthamPoole PLLC; Haddox Reid Eubank Betts PLLC; HUB International; Jackson, Braswell, Mullins & Bailey P.A.; Jackson State University; Kemp, Williams, Steverson and Bernard; The Koerber Company; Lightheart | Sanders CPAS; Magnolia State Bank; Matthews Cutrer and Lindsay, P.A.; Mississippi College; Mississippi Society of CPAs; Mississippi State Auditor’s Office; Mississippi State University; Sayle, Sandifer & Associates, LLP; Silas Simmons LLP; Swetland Cook PLLC; Topp McWhorter Harvey, PLLC; University of Mississippi; University of Southern Mississippi; Watkins, Ward and Stafford, PLLC; and Woodward Hines Education Foundation.

In Cleveland, members and Delta State University business students volunteered at Helping Hands. In Gulfport, members volunteered at Feed My Sheep providing nourishment to the homeless, homebound and needy. In Hattiesburg, members volunteered at the Edwards Street Fellowship Center food pantry and sorted and packaged staple food items as part of a larger effort to feed approximately 1,000 local families each month. In Meridian, members volunteered at Love’s Kitchen, Care Lodge Domestic Violence Shelter, and the Wesley House Community Center. In Natchez, members volunteered at Stewpot where they boxed up over 300 meals and also helped serve the noon meal. In Oxford, members and Ole Miss Beta Alpha Psi students volunteered at The Pantry and organized and shelved over 1,300 pounds of canned goods. In Starkville, members and Mississippi State University Beta Alpha Psi students volunteered at Salvation Army. In Tupelo, members volunteered at Salvation Army. Metro Jackson members participated in the UPS holiday food drive benefiting the Mississippi Food Network and collected food at various Kroger locations. This year’s food drive raised $2,897.95 and collected groceries that helped to provide 26,686 meals to hungry Mississippians.

MSCPA would like to thank our Young CPA Network for organizing the event, and would also like to extend a big thank you to our members who willingly gave of their time.