October 12, 2022
Volunteers from Regis College marked their Founders’ Day celebration by volunteering in Dorchester at various non-profits related to Catholic Charities of Boston. The students shown here are at St. Mary’s Center on Jones Hill, where they helped to clean up the grounds.
More than 800 Regis College students, faculty, and staff participated in a day of service on Thurs., Sept. 29 across greater Boston, with some 20 volunteers reporting to St. Mary’s Center for Women and Children in Dorchester.
The community service day celebrates Regis College Founders’ Day, which marks the anniversary of the arrival of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Boston on Oct. 2, 1873.
“At Regis, we encourage our students to live out the mission of the Sisters of Saint Joseph by serving others in need,” said Regis College President Antoinette M. Hays, PhD, RN. “Now more than ever the world needs the compassion and values instilled in Regis students by the Sisters of welcoming all without distinction, peaceful resolution of conflict, and care for the Earth.
“We are proud to partner with Catholic Charities Boston and St. Mary’s Center who are on the front lines of providing for those in the greatest of need,” she added.”
At St. Mary’s, a multi-service organization supporting women and families, volunteers cleaned and repainted the campus parking garage. Regis volunteers also conducted site cleanup and general maintenance at Catholic Charities programs, including the Yawkey Pantry and St. Ambrose Shelter in Dorchester.
“We are so grateful for the hardworking service day participants from Regis College helping to make St. Mary’s Center a beautiful home for our residents,” said Alexis Steel, the center’s president.
