NSU Students Give Back During The BIG Event

TAHLEQUAH Northeastern State University students, faculty and staff will soon be giving back to the Tahlequah community on Saturday, March 28 during the fourth annual The BIG Event.

Bringing the campus and community together is our mission, said Ricky Shade, who is organizing this years event with fellow Senator Herb Rozell Scholar Josh Grommer. Volunteers will be doing a number of service projects in the community that people have requested our help with.

The BIG Event volunteers complete approved tasks requested in the Tahlequah community. Tahlequah residents, service agencies or businesses with a project for the BIG Event volunteers may complete a job request form by Friday, March 6. Request forms can be found at www.nsuok.edu/thebigevent.

The BIG Event is not about the number of jobs completed or about the number of students who participate each year; rather, it is the interaction with the residents and the resulting unity in the community that makes The BIG Event so big, said Grommer. This is a chance for NSU students, faculty and staff to say Thank you to the community for its continued support of the university and its students throughout the year.

NSU students and employees must register as volunteers for The BIG Event by Friday, March 6. For more information on The BIG Event or for sign-up forms, visit www.nsuok.edu/thebigevent.

The BIG Event is a one-day community service project organized by Northeasterns Senator Herb Rozell Scholars. The BIG Event was started at Texas A&M University and has spread to more than 70 other schools. Students at campuses across the nation come together for One Big Day, One Big Thanks, One BIG Event.

2/24/2009

Published: 2009-02-24 00:00:00