By Briana Shelly | Observer Contributor
Shelley Nicholson, the Director of the Stephen M. Brewer Center for Civic Learning and Community Engagement, talked about the different ways that students can volunteer their time to give back to their community.
One way in which students can give back is during the Day of Caring event; a program originally started by the United Way of North Central Massachusetts. This was the fifth year that the event was hosted on campus.
Students making paper flowers and cards for the Leominster Senior Center is one example of past volunteer service projects. Students also put together hygiene bags to go towards assisting Worcester’s AIDS Project Community and cat toys were made for the Gardner Animal Shelter.