Regis College celebrates Founders Day with community service [Video]

REPORTER. TODAY IT’S FOUNDER’S DAY AT REGIS COLLEGE IN WESTON. TODAY IS NOT ABOUT ACADEMICS OR ATHLETICS. IT’S ABOUT SERVING THE COMMUNITY AS THE COLLEGE’S FOUNDERS. DID THEY HAVE A DAY OFF AND THEY CHOOSE TO DO THIS. THEY LOVE IT. I SEE IT YEAR AFTER YEAR. NO CLASS. BUT WE’RE OUT HERE. WE’RE SERVING THE COMMUNITY. I THINK IT’S EVEN BETTER. STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF PITCH IN AS THEY DO EVERY YEAR, DONATING THEIR TIME AND TALENTS. WE’RE MAKING BLANKETS TO DONATE TO LOCAL HOMELESS SHELTERS AND FOR CHILDREN, WE’RE JUST DECORATING BAGS, PUTTING FOOD IN IT, AND THEN WE’RE GOING TO GIVE IT OUT TO PEOPLE IN NEED. THIS IS THE RESULT OF THE VOLUNTEERS HARD WORK. A BRAND NEW TRAIL IN THE HIGHLAND STREET FOREST IN WESTON. THE CONSERVATIONISTS SAY THEY’VE BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS PROJECT DONE FOR YEARS, AND NOW, THANKS TO THE WORK OF …