Big Event Preparations In Their Final Stages

The North Oval at the University of Oklahoma - where groups met up for the start of the 2011 Big Event

            Preparations are finishing up for the 13^th Annual Big Event at the University of Oklahoma.

                       

Volunteers putting on the event are organizing their Kick-Off Week for Apr. 9-12. Throughout the week, students can stop by to sign their release waiver and receive a free t-shirt.

           

The student organization in charge of the event is finalizing the matching of volunteers to job sites. 

Rachel Tyrrell is the chair of the organization.

“We are in the middle of confirmation calls to the job sites to make sure we are all on the same page with times, location and who is providing lunches,” said Tyrrell.

The organization bought $3000 worth of supplies to be used during the event, and still have more to buy this week.

“There are always last minute changes and issues that arise, and every night we have a list of problems that we have to fix regarding volunteers who have attended Kick-Off Week,” Tyrrell said.

Daré Obasade, a Petroleum Engineering sophomore at OU, plans to attend the event this year, and is looking forward to giving back to the community.

“In an event like this where thousands of students get together, you get to meet new people while you’re also giving back,” Obasade said, “You get to help out and you also get to have a great time.”

The Big Event starts at 9 a.m. on Apr. 14 and runs throughout the day. Over 5,000 volunteers who are OU students, faculty and staff will commit the day to community service for the Norman and greater Oklahoma City metro area.

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Daré Obasade talks about his anticipation of the Big Event.