Donation will help Colonel Closet offer aid to Nicholls people

Nicholls received a $10,000 grant from Bayou Community Foundation to support its Colonel Closet. The money will pay for a new Colonel Card reader, enabling more efficient tracking of the quantity of customers along with relevant demographic information for grant purposes.
The remaining grant funds will be used to purchase food and drink items, personal hygiene necessities, household goods, bedding, cleaning supplies, and bath supplies that will continue to be provided at no cost for students, faculty and staff in need.
Created through the Nicholls Office of Student Affairs, Colonel Closet became a vision of hope following the ever-growing concern for the basic needs of students impacted by circumstances beyond their control. The mission is to reduce the environmental impact of wasted goods by providing students, faculty and staff in need at Nicholls with access to donated reusable basic necessities including clothing, household goods, small furniture items and school supplies at no cost.
As the project progresses, the Colonel Closet has become a platform for incorporating service hours for university organizations, inclusion with work-study student employees, internship opportunities for recipients in the Bridge to Independence program, and program expansion with business major internships.
Donations of quality, clean items with reuse potential from students, faculty, staff and the community are accepted all year during the Colonel Closet’s operational hours. 
Contact colonelcloset@nicholls.edu or call 985-493-2529 for information on how to provide financial contributions.
Surplus items are donated to local non-profit organizations.