{"id":117742,"date":"2022-02-19T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-19T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=117742"},"modified":"2022-02-18T18:13:56","modified_gmt":"2022-02-19T00:13:56","slug":"nonprofit-fair-to-connect-students-with-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/nonprofit-fair-to-connect-students-with-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Nonprofit Fair to Connect Students with Community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"local-organizations-will-be-on-hand-to-share-volunteer-opportunities\"><em>Local organizations will be on hand to share volunteer opportunities<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Students at the <strong>University of Mississippi<\/strong> have an opportunity to plug into the larger <strong>Oxford <\/strong>and <strong>Lafayette County<\/strong> communities Wednesday, February 23 at the <strong>Center for Community Engagement&#8217;s Nonprofit Fair<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Local nonprofits, community organizations, and free and reduced-cost service providers will be on hand to share valuable work they do and talk to students about ways to get involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participating organizations include the <strong>Oxford Film Festival, Yoknapatawpha Arts Council, 9 Lives Cat Rescue, North Mississippi Mammal Rehab, Jumpstart<\/strong>, and the <strong>Oxford Community Garden<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Oftentimes, students want to get involved in the community but they aren&#8217;t sure where to begin,&#8221; said <strong>Avery McNeece<\/strong>, UM assistant director for community partnerships. &#8220;Students will be able to get a better feel for an organization so they will feel more comfortable reaching out later when they are looking to volunteer.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fair is set for 10 am to 1 pm in the ballroom of the <strong>Gertrude C. 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