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Hands to Help distributes school supplies to hundreds of children
August 8
Nearly 400 school children received back-to-school supplies thanks to Merrimack College’s Hands to Help/Manos Para Ayuda neighborhood resource center working with St. Mary of the Assumption Church’s St. Vincent de Paul Society in Lawrence, Mass. Aug. 4.
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Mary Immaculate grant aids Hands to Help’s work
March 1
Merrimack College’s Hands to Help neighborhood resource center will use a grant from Mary Immaculate Health/Care Services of Lawrence to deliver “basic needs kits” to area homeless.
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Merrimack fills Santa’s sleigh
December 14
Merrimack College has run a successful toy drive this Christmas through the Hands to Help program and the Office of Development and Alumni Relations, to make sure many children in Lawrence, Mass. have a happy yuletide this year.
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Merrimack. St. Mary’s of Lawrence open Hands to Help resource center
October 1
LAWRENCE — Merrimack College’s new Hands to Help/Manos Para Ayudar neighborhood resource center is born of the Catholic, Augustinian values that underlie both the college and St. Mary of the Assumption parish.
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Manos para Ayudar abrió en St. Mary
September 5

Manos para ayudar es una asociación entre Merrimack College y la Parroquia Santa María de la Asunción en el servicio a la comunidad. Aquí están cortando la cinta
para inaugurar la oficina con sede en el convento de la iglesia:

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Merrimack College Partners with St. Mary of the Assumption Parish for “Hands to Help”
August 5
In partnership with St. Mary of the Assumption Parish, Merrimack College is opening Hands to Help, a community resource center, based out of the church’s friary. This partnership joins two Augustinian entities in an effort to assist and empower the underserved members of our community.
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<section class="content-fluid-slider-container content-fluid dark section" style="background:url('/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1920,1080/ignore_cropper/1/21260_MC_Church1.rev.1587317585.jpg'); background-size:cover;"><div class="container"><div class="row no-gutters"><div class="col-lg-9"><span class="label">Office of Communications and Marketing</span><h3>Merrimack Establishes Student Emergency Fund</h3><p>As a testament to our Augustinian value of service to others and in the wake of this ongoing health crisis, Merrimack has established the Student Emergency Fund to assist those students who are facing additional financial hurdles due to COVID-19. </p></div><div class="col-lg-3"><div class="d-table h-100 "><div class="d-table-cell align-middle"><a class="btn float-right" href="https://www.merrimack.edu/covid-19/addressing-financial-hardships/index.php" role="button" title="Merrimack Establishes Student Emergency Fund" aria-label="Merrimack Establishes Student Emergency Fund">Read more </a> </div></div></div></div></div></section>
<section class="content-fluid-slider-container content-fluid dark section" style="background:url('/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,670/ignore_cropper/1/21380_F5_Janet_Ierardi_Twitter.rev.1588791908.jpg'); background-size:cover;"><div class="container"><div class="row no-gutters"><div class="col-lg-9"><span class="label">Office of Communications and Marketing</span><h3>Faculty Fast Five with Janet Ierardi</h3><p>In this week’s edition of “Fast Five: Quick Q&As with Members of the Merrimack Community,” we talk to obstetrics nurse and associate clinical professor of nursing Janet Ierardi who teaches in the <a href="/nursing">nursing program at Merrimack</a>. </p></div><div class="col-lg-3"><div class="d-table h-100 "><div class="d-table-cell align-middle"><a class="btn float-right" href="/live/news/4921-faculty-fast-five-with-janet-ierardi" role="button" title="Faculty Fast Five with Janet Ierardi" aria-label="Faculty Fast Five with Janet Ierardi">Read more </a> </div></div></div></div></div></section>
<section class="content-fluid-slider-container content-fluid dark section" style="background:url('/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2400,3200/ignore_cropper/1/21694_backpack1.rev.1596080341.jpg'); background-size:cover;"><div class="container"><div class="row no-gutters"><div class="col-lg-9"><span class="label">Office of Communications and Marketing</span><h3>Hands to Help’s Back to School Supply Drive Needed Now More Than Ever</h3><p><a href="/about/offices_services/hands-to-help/">Hands to Help</a>, a neighborhood resource center, is hosting its annual Back to School Supply Drive to collect backpacks and other school supplies for students in need. </p></div><div class="col-lg-3"><div class="d-table h-100 "><div class="d-table-cell align-middle"><a class="btn float-right" href="/live/news/4942-hands-to-helps-back-to-school-supply-drive-needed" role="button" title="Hands to Help’s Back to School Supply Drive Needed Now More Than Ever" aria-label="Hands to Help’s Back to School Supply Drive Needed Now More Than Ever">Read more </a> </div></div></div></div></div></section>
<section class="content-fluid-slider-container content-fluid dark section" style="background:url('/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,200,200/ignore_cropper/1/16177_14013-mc-centered-cmyk-jpg.rev.1492891152.jpg'); background-size:cover;"><div class="container"><div class="row no-gutters"><div class="col-lg-9"><span class="label">Office of Communications and Marketing</span><h3>See What Our Talented Faculty Have Been Up To</h3><p>Merrimack professors across all disciplines have been winning awards, publishing papers, participating in academic panels and workshops, and featured in the media. </p></div><div class="col-lg-3"><div class="d-table h-100 "><div class="d-table-cell align-middle"><a class="btn float-right" href="https://www.merrimack.edu/about/offices_services/communications/notable-quotable/" role="button" title="See What Our Talented Faculty Have Been Up To" aria-label="See What Our Talented Faculty Have Been Up To">Read more </a> </div></div></div></div></div></section>
<section class="content-fluid-slider-container content-fluid dark section" style="background:url('/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,670/ignore_cropper/1/21675_LM-FF.rev.1594916487.jpg'); background-size:cover;"><div class="container"><div class="row no-gutters"><div class="col-lg-9"><span class="label">Office of Communications and Marketing</span><h3>Alumni Fast Five with Nurse Lauren Maher ’16</h3><p>In this week’s edition of “Fast Five: Quick Q&As with Members of the Merrimack Community,” we talk to alumnus Lauren Maher ’16. Lauren shares her path to becoming a nurse, how Merrimack influenced her career choice and how she’d like to come back and share her knowledge with current nursing students. </p></div><div class="col-lg-3"><div class="d-table h-100 "><div class="d-table-cell align-middle"><a class="btn float-right" href="/live/news/4940-alumni-fast-five-with-nurse-lauren-maher-16" role="button" title="Alumni Fast Five with Nurse Lauren Maher ’16" aria-label="Alumni Fast Five with Nurse Lauren Maher ’16">Read more </a> </div></div></div></div></div></section>

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