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USM Gulf Park Health Center Donates Toys for Children in Need

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The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Gulf Park Health Center (GPHC) had its donation box overflowing with gifts for children in need this holiday season during its second annual Stuff the Truck with Toys for Tots event held on Nov. 30 on the Gulf Park Campus.

Jennifer Larson, Office Manager of the GPHC was thrilled to see such incredible participation from the campus and community.

Gulf Park Health Center

“This event is important because there are underprivileged kids all along the coast that want to have a Christmas like all the other kids get,” said Larson. “This is one way for the USM community to help make that happen and that’s why we continue to hold this event.”

Gifts were piled up in the back of the University Police Department (UPD) truck. Four members of the Marine Corp Reserves were present to help load the truck.

Toys collected at the Gulf Park Campus will go directly to disadvantaged children in Harrison County. The toys collected at the Hattiesburg campus will go toward children in Forrest County.

Larson plans on hosting the event every year during the holiday season.

Learn more about the Gulf Park Health Center or call 228.214.3300.

The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) is a comprehensive public research institution delivering transformative programs on campuses in Hattiesburg and Long Beach, at teaching and research sites in central and southern Mississippi, as well as online. Founded in 1910, USM is one of only 130 universities in the nation to earn the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education’s "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity” designation, and its robust research enterprise includes experts in ocean science and engineering, polymer science and engineering, and sport venue safety and security, among others. USM is also one of only 40 institutions in the nation accredited in theatre, art and design, dance and music. As an economic driver, USM generates an annual economic impact of more than $600 million across the state. USM welcomes a diverse student body of approximately 15,000, representing 71 countries, all 50 states, and every county in Mississippi. USM students have collected four Truman Scholarships and 36 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, while also leading Mississippi with 24 Goldwater Scholarships, an honor that recognizes the next generation of great research scientists. Home to the Golden Eagles, USM competes in 17 Division I sports sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). For more information, visit usm.edu.

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