The BIG Event: Community Service Project
The BIG Event is a community service project benefiting the neighbors and neighborhoods surrounding St. Edward’s University. On Saturday, April 12, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., St. Edward’s University students, faculty and staff members will tackle a series of service projects to benefit the homes, churches, parks and schools in the community surrounding St. Edward’s University.
During the BIG Event, students, faculty and staff members will provide neighbor-friendly services such as pulling weeds, planting flowers, washing windows, cleaning gutters, or mending fences. Volunteers will meet at 9 a.m. in the Alumni Gym to have breakfast and receive job assignments.
The BIG Event will help the following organizations:
Zilker Botanical Gardens
- Work on a nature trail and butterfly garden that will become a public path for the traveling dinosaur sculpture exhibit.
St. Ignatius Catholic Church
- Clean out organizing storage closets.
Sherwood Oaks Neighborhood, (North side of the St. Edward’s University campus)
- Clean windows, trim hedges, rake leaves, clean gutters, pull weeds and plant flowers.
Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum
- Garden clean-up, pick up trash, rake leaves and tend to the gardens.
St. John’s Lutheran Church
- Complete various tasks within the church.
Other service projects will take place at various sites. More than 200 volunteers are expected to attend this year. Volunteers will have use of gardening tools and other equipment thanks to Keep Austin Beautiful foundation.
Service to others is part of the St. Edward’s University mission and an expression of the university’s Holy Cross heritage, which encourages students to understand themselves, clarify their personal values and recognize their responsibility to the world community.
Students who participate in this event will earn co-curricular transcript credit and/or service hours. This service project is not suitable for anyone under 18 years old.
The BIG Event is sponsored by the St. Edward’s University Student Government Association with support from Student Life and the Marketing Office.
A special thanks to Chipotle, H-E-B and Taco Deli for providing food and drinks for the volunteers. There will also be a live musical performance by the band The Banner Year.
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