Nearly 50 MSCPA volunteers turned out for the Mississippi Society of CPAs statewide annual CPA Day of Service on Friday, Nov. 4, teaming up at events around the state to lend a helping hand. This was the second year that MSCPA implemented a Day of Service for CPAs and students majoring in accounting at Mississippi colleges.

This year, teams from these 21 companies completed service projects in nine Mississippi towns: Bank of Yazoo; Byrne Zizzi CPA, PLLC; Callon Petroleum; FNC, Inc.; Grantham, Poole, Randall, Reitano, Arrington & Cunningham, PLLC; Haddox Reid Eubank Betts PLLC; Jackson State University Accounting Society; Kemp, Williams, Steverson and Bernard; Lee County Schools; Matthews Cutrer and Lindsay, P.A.; Medical Management Services; Mississippi Society of CPAs; Silas Simmons LLP; State Bank & Trust Company; Swetland Cook PLLC; The Gillon Group, PLLC; The Koerber Company, P.A.; The University of Mississippi Beta Alpha Psi; Topp McWhorter Harvey, PLLC; Watkins, Ward and Stafford, PLLC; and WM. F. Horne & Company, PLLC.

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 and served breakfast and lunch and rolled 1,300 sporks in napkins. In Natchez, members volunteered at Stewpot where they served 300 meals and raised $1,100. In Oxford, members volunteered at The Pantry and organized and shelved over 1,000 pounds of canned goods. In Yazoo City, members volunteered at Stewpot and are continuing to receive donations. 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 $3,938.42 and collected groceries that helped to provide 36,309 meals to hungry Mississippians.

Each year Mississippi Food Network recognizes a Volunteer of the Year at their annual Board of Directors dinner. This year they will recognize the MSCPA Young CPA Network for our continued relationship and willingness to volunteer time to help support the Mississippi Food Network. 

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.