NC aims to raise $25,000 on Dec. 2 to help students battling food insecurity – and the College community is encouraged to help.
The single-day fundraising campaign will support Nourishing Minds, the College’s student food insecurity initiative, which provides emergency digital grocery cards and breakfast to students in need.
It’s all part Giving Tuesday – a global movement to encourage giving and celebrate generosity, following popular retail shopping days Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
“Giving Tuesday is a great example of what happens when the Niagara College community comes together to support a cause,” said Development Officer Emily O’Connor. “Every gift makes a meaningful difference and collectively, we can make a substantial impact in the fight against food insecurity on our campuses.”
FirstOntario has continued its support for the College’s campaign through a $12,500 donation for Nourishing Minds on Giving Tuesday 2025, following its $12,500 donation in 2024. A group of volunteers from FirstOntario will spend the morning of Dec. 2 dishing out support at the Rise & Shine breakfast – a free on-campus breakfast program for students run by NCSAC.
Volunteers from FirstOntario will return to dish out support for the Rise & Shine breakfast program on Giving Tuesday (file photo: 2024).
Since 2020, more than $80,000 has been raised for Nourishing Minds through Giving Tuesday support, and this year, O’Connor’s wish is to make it $100,000.
“With support from our NC College community, we can reach our $100k milestone this year,” she said. “Please consider a gift that will not only nourish the minds of our students, but their futures.”
Donate on Giving Tuesday
Donate to the Giving Tuesday campaign with a one-time, monthly or annual gift by visiting wcsvpw3web02.niagaracollege.ca/NiagaraDonationForm/
For more details visit NC’s Giving Tuesday web page at donate.niagaracollege.ca/givingtuesday/
NC alumni: Give for a chance to win
Members of NC’s alumni community who donate on Giving Tuesday will have a chance to win lunch for two at Benchmark Restaurant on Friday, Dec. 12, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. (EST) for the Final Exam Lunch event. Guests enjoy a five-course menu prepared by students in the School of Culinary Arts.
