Orientation for Olin’s Specialized Masters Programs (SMP) students started this month, and a highlight was their Volunteer Day on Friday, August 12 at Operation Food Search. The local nonprofit feeds over 200,000 people in our region monthly and about a third of the recipients are children.

Over 120 students from the Master of Accounting, Master of Science in Customer Analytics, Master of Science in Finance, and Master of Science in Supply Chain Management programs volunteered. They cleaned containers, bagged meals, organized pallets and storage spaces, cleaned vehicles and more, which helped the Operation Food Search staff get ahead for the back-to-school fall season.

This was the largest volunteer group the organization had ever hosted, and the students remained flexible and hard-working to make the big turnout so productive. For more on Operation Food search, go to: http://www.operationfoodsearch.org/.