THIBODAUX, La. — The Lorio Foundation donated over $175,000 to renovate space on the ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ campus for more socially distanced classrooms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Thibodaux-based nonprofit donated $177,000 for a new heating and ventilation system in Shaver Gym. Named for former ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ student Richard Shaver, the gym has undergone a transformation this year to hold classes and St. Thomas Aquinas Mass during the COVID-19 pandemic. During the summers, Shaver Gym is also used by Colonel Campers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is a historic building on the ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ campus, and we believe this donation will benefit the university as they work toward their mission,\u201d said Cam Morvant, chairman of the Lorio Foundation. \u201cWe are always looking for ways to help make ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ a better educational institution for the students.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For 23 years, the nonprofit named for former Thibodaux letter carrier Lloyd Lorio has donated more than $3 million to improving facilities on the ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ campus. Projects they have contributed to include the resurfacing of tennis courts, renovating the steps at the Donald Bollinger Student Union, buying a new playground at Little Colonel\u2019s Academy and building a pavilion at Ayo Pool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: <\/strong>Nov. 11, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n MEDIA CONTACT: <\/strong>Jacob Batte, Media Relations and Publications Coordinator,\u00a0985.448.4141 or jacob.batte@nicholls.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" THIBODAUX, La. — The Lorio Foundation donated over $175,000 to renovate space on the ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ campus for more socially distanced classrooms. The Thibodaux-based nonprofit donated $177,000 for a new heating and ventilation system in Shaver Gym. Named for former ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ student Richard Shaver, the gym has undergone a transformation this year to hold […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":8294,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,11,12],"tags":[294,295],"class_list":["post-8293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feature","category-news","category-nicholls","tag-cam-morvant","tag-lorio-foundation"],"yoast_head":"\n