{"id":8017,"date":"2019-12-17T17:00:46","date_gmt":"2019-12-17T17:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/?p=8017"},"modified":"2019-12-18T14:32:57","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T14:32:57","slug":"mary-and-al-danos-family-foundation-contributes-to-theater-moms-pantry-and-tutoring-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/2019\/12\/17\/mary-and-al-danos-family-foundation-contributes-to-theater-moms-pantry-and-tutoring-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary and Al Danos Family Foundation Contributes to Theater, Mom\u2019s Pantry and Tutoring Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
THIBODAUX, La. — ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ and the Mary and Al Danos Family Foundation announced today a gift benefitting student resources and the university theater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The $220,625 donation will be split four ways, with $200,000 benefitting the programs connected to the Mary and Al Danos Theater. That money is a part of a $1 million pledge by the nonprofit in 2016 to honor the last wishes of the theater\u2019s namesake. In life, Mary and Al Danos were longtime supporters of the ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Players, the choir and the concerts \u2013 especially the Monster Piano concert. Their four children \u2013 Rene, Andre, Alyce and Marcel \u2013 operate the foundation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Danos family are some of the kindest and most generous people I have ever had the pleasure of working with,\u201d said ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ President Dr. Jay Clune. \u201cI like to say that ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ is all about people, places and programs, and this donation benefits all three.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Among the remaining money, Mom\u2019s Pantry and the ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Tutorial and Academic Enhancement Center will each receive $10,000. The remaining $625 will go to the ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Department of Art to help with the cost of hosting the Exhibit Catalog of Dorothy Fratt.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mom\u2019s Pantry at ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ opened to the campus community in May 2019. Located behind the former office of continuing education, the service offers non-perishable foods 24\/7, 365 in an effort to combat food insecurity at ÐÓ°É´«Ã½. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe serve on a lot of committees in the community and we know the hunger crisis in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes are real,\u201d said Rene Danos David. \u201cWhen we saw that Mom\u2019s Pantry was coming to ÐÓ°É´«Ã½, that just resonated with us. We knew we had to give back and help with any hunger issues here on campus.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Nichols Tutorial and Academic Enhancement Center provides help to students through peer tutoring, writing coaching, modeling learning strategies and other forms of academic assistance for all students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n