USM Childrenâs Center, SAE partner to paint lion statue
USM Childrenâs Center, SAE partner to paint lion statue By Will Polston | April 22, 2021 at 7:35 PM CDT - Updated April 22 at 10:11 PM
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Kids from the Childrenâs Center for Communication and Development at the University of Southern Mississippi joined the brothers of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity Thursday to paint the lion statue in front of the fraternity house.
The Childrenâs Center provides early intervention services to children with complex disabilities. It sits across the street from the SAE house.
The partnership between the Childrenâs Center and SAE began last year after a mother of one of the children posted on social media, saying the SAE lion statue relieved her sonâs anxiety when going to therapy.
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