Mississippi Power volunteers beautify children's museum

Mississippi Power Community Connection volunteers worked to improve the Mississippi Children's Museum in Meridian for its annual Fall Fix-up.

“The annual Fall Fix-up at the Mississippi Children’s Museum is always a great opportunity for us to extend a welcoming hand to a valued partner in our community,” said East Mississippi Community Connection President Jason Strawbridge. “We hope our work will enhance the museum for children of all ages to visit, learn and enjoy.”

Around 30 volunteers consisting of line crew, engineering and metering employees spent hours volunteering to help beautify the interior and exterior of the museum through painting, pressure washing, wiring, deep cleaning and other maintenance work.

Mississippi Children's Museum-Meridian’s facilities coordinator Angela Barnard said Mississippi Power’s volunteer work is always appreciated, adding that she appreciates the trust shared with our employees to perform exceptional work.

“It means a lot to know these people have technical experience, and we can assign them tasks without having to worry about it,” said Barnard. “We always know they are going to do a good job, which is huge.”

Mississippi Children's Museum’s vision is to inspire Mississippi’s children from all backgrounds to discover and achieve their potential.

Mississippi Power volunteers will return to the museum in early November to assist with the annual Christmas tree setup.

Now in its 98th year of operations, Mississippi Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO), produces safe, reliable and affordable energy for more than 191,000 customers in 23 southeast Mississippi counties. Mississippi Power was honored with a Community Partner Impact Award from the Center for Energy Workforce Development for its innovative and ongoing efforts to build a diverse workforce. The Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve recently recognized Mississippi Power for its commitment to its military workforce. Mississippi Power has nearly 160MW of solar capacity at four locations across the company’s service territory, including Southern Company’s first project to combine the latest, cutting-edge solar technology with battery storage. Visit our websites at mississippipower.com, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

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