Webster Times: Annual Feast Happens with Blessings of Community

Editor’s Note: The following article appeared in the Friday, Nov. 23, 2018, edition of the Webster Times. By JASON BLEAU Times Correspondent WEBSTER — Over the last few months the Blessed Backpack Brigade has had a lot to be thankful for. The organization, which is geared toward helping local families and homeless individuals in need, […]

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 Holiday ‘Tickets-for-Tots’ Program Enters 13th Year at Nichols College

Nichols College community members are invited to participate in the 13th annual Tickets-for-Tots program, which started Monday, Nov. 26, and runs through Monday, Dec. 17. Every toy donated will take the place of a Nichols College parking ticket, and that ticket will be considered paid in full. This does not reduce the overall number of […]

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 Sodexo, ELP, Men of Distinction Food/Can Drives Run Through Nov. 14

Updated: Nov. 12, 2018 Sodexo, Nichols College’s dining services provider, will again hold its annual food/can drive, this time for the Blessed Backpack Brigade, which lost all of its supplies in the August tornado that ripped through parts of Dudley and Webster. Non-perishable food and cans will be collected Nov. 5-13 at Lombard Dining Hall. […]

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 Nichols Community Gives Back During Holiday Season

BY ASHLEY DALLAIRE ’18 DUDLEY—They don’t call it “the most wonderful time of year” for nothing, especially at Nichols College, where there was no shortage of holiday spirit this season. From coat drives, feeding the homeless, fundraisers to support veterans, and toy drives for local children, Nichols students, faculty, and staff have embraced the spirit […]

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