OXFORD,
Miss. – To honor the memory of the late Chris Ann Harwell, who was
employed at the University of Mississippi, the UM Staff Council and
Black Faculty/Staff Organization plan to pass out purple ribbons and
collect donations for Harwell’s 13-year-old daughter Jamie Caldwell
from noon to 5 p.m. Friday (April 17) and all day Monday (April 20).
Tiffany
Edwards, assistant director of UM’s Physical Plant where Harwell was
employed, said purple is the ribbon color for domestic violence
awareness, and they’re encouraging all Ole Miss employees to wear the
ribbon all day Monday and during the “Take Back the Night” march and
candlelight vigil scheduled 6:30-8 p.m. Monday at the Lyceum Circle.
“We’re planning to have collection points at several campus locations where people can pick up a purple ribbon and give a donation to Chris’ daughter,” Edwards said. “Any amount will do; there’s no maximum, and all donations will be accepted and are very much needed.”
The collection points for donations and ribbon distribution are:
Dean of Students Office
422 Union Building
Johnette Taylor, Staff Council
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Office
233 Lyceum Building
Pam Barefield, Staff Council
Career Center
303 Martindale
Marla Holcomb, Staff Council
Physical Plant Building
Tiffany Edwards
Human Resources
PBJ Commons
Gilberta Allen or Meme Mullen
For more information, contact Valeria Beasley-Ross, assistant to the dean of students for Volunteer Services, or Johnette Taylor, president-elect of the Staff Council, at 662-915-7247.