​Hi! My name is Mason Bay,

...the Lafayette High School Ambassador to the Lafayette-Oxford-University Volunteer Connection and a senior at Lafayette High School. Volunteering has been a big part of my life since freshman year of high school. I find it to be a beneficial and enriching experience.
Originally from Desoto County, I would visit family in Oxford when I was little. Between the Grove on game days and the Square on the weekends, I fell in love with this place. Not only is Oxford beautiful with its postcard scenes, the community is so welcoming and close.

Before living in Oxford, I lived all over the south, from El Paso, Texas, to Newport News, Virginia, and Olive Branch, Mississippi. While in El Paso, my father served at his final duty station in the Army before retiring in January 2017. We decided to move to Oxford, and shortly after, I started volunteering with the Oxford Community Market. It was there that I learned the importance of community; I learned what service was to me and why it was important to buy produce locally and support local farmers.
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I have also volunteered for the Jay for Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial campaign, More Than a Meal, Oxford Film Festival, and Mississippi Critterz. I am active in my school, being the founder of the Speech and Debate team, captain of the Cross Country team, and a member of Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society, and National Beta Club.
I am committed to bring these experiences and my passion to benefit Volunteer Connection and the Oxford community.

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