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22 22 APSO Do good. Be er. With help from the new APSO App, members of the Alabama Power Service Organization have their own resource for fi nding the latest information about ways to help their communities. With more than 6,200 members across the state, the APSO App's time has come, said Anna Catherine Roberson, Charitable Giving specialist - Community Initiatives. Designed for use with iPhone and android devices, the APSO app is free for members at the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. With APSO membership open to employees of Alabama Power, Southern Linc, Southern Nuclear, Southern Power and Southern Company Services, the app will help "gel" community eff orts across the company's service territory, APSO State President Kodi Belford said. "Our new APSO App will allow us to gain effi ciencies in the way we record our time, schedule projects and the way we communicate – all of this is embedded in the app," said Belford, site sourcing supervisor at Plant Farley. "This is another way to tap into community service. The app will appeal to a lot of our volunteers who use mobile platforms and will help them stay connected." APSO App puts projects at fi ngertips The app allows APSO members to see every upcoming volunteer opportunity in one place. Members will fi nd upcoming events on a listing screen. They can fi lter events by chapter, focus area, ZIP code and current location. They will see the date scheduled and contact information for the event organizers. A short paragraph describing the work and the event time is provided for each project. When a member fi nds an event they'd like to a end, they can RSVP from a cellphone by tapping the screen. At the bo om of the page, they can add an event to their calendar. "The APSO App has lots of features that will help connect APSO members," Roberson said. "This is our fi rst version of the app, but we hope to add features and more interactive elements in the future." A er downloading the app, members can create their profi le. "If you miss a communication about your chapter's events or accidentally delete an email, the APSO App lets you fi nd events you want to know about," Roberson said. "For example, an employee who works in Birmingham but lives in Tuscaloosa can fi nd opportunities to give back in their city. It really opens up possibilities for members to volunteer wherever they may be." Cayenne Creative, an advertising fi rm in Birmingham, designed and developed the APSO App. "I thank everyone who worked on the app and fi ne-tuned it so that it's so easy for our volunteers to use," said Belford, an APSO member for nine years. "I'm so proud of the work our volunteers do every day." By Donna Cope The App NEW TOOL HELPS VOLUNTEERS GET MORE INVOLVED The App APSO

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