Nichols College received a donation of 200 custom Wiffle bat and ball sets to help students get back into the swing of fall classes, which start August 29. 

The donation came from Starkweather & Shepley, an insurance brokerage firm headquartered in East Providence, R.I., and was facilitated by its Chief Financial Officer Richard Anderson, a 1986 graduate of Nichols College. As part of a business development campaign promoting the company’s commitment to the community, they commissioned one of their clients, the third-generation family-owned Wiffle Ball Inc., to create the Bison-branded bats and balls.

In addition, Starkweather & Shepley donated $500 to Nichols to support student activities. The college, which already maintains a Wiffle ball field, plans to host a tournament and have the iconic toys available through campus recreation to extend a bit of summer fun in the school year.