In 2010, a thief confronted Pam Greer at gunpoint in Jackson. It was then that Greer, a native of McComb, decided to do her part to help fight local crime, and she began the Stop the Violence campaign.
Greer has two bachelor’s degrees, in marketing and operation management, and is working on a master’s. She aspires to be an entrepreneur of a non-profit organization so that she can further her impact on the community. “My goal is to own my own company, where I can be able to give out scholarships and things like that … on a bigger scale,” she says.
Her current projects stemming out of the Stop the Violence campaign, the 100,000 Families Against Violence Rally & the Stop the Violence Concert, are semi-annual events are to bring the community together in the pursuit of harmony. Greer also hopes to curve the problem of violence by teaming up with the Pearl Boxing Club to give young people something productive to do in a year-round program to train young people in the art of boxing. “That’s my motivation: seeing people who have been in trouble before make it,” she says.
To raise awareness about Stop the Violence, the campaign is hosting an essay contest; the deadline is July 22. The winners will get to speak at the rally and receive cash prizes.
The 100,000 Families Against Violence Rally will be held Saturday, July 28, at Battlefield Park (801 W. Porter St.) at 4 p.m. This event is free to the public. For more information, call Pam Greer at 601-207-0515.
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