For the tenth year, the Student Government Association at Virginia Tech will host The Big Event. On April 9, 2011, students and faculty members will get together to participate in Virginia Tech's largest day of community service.
The Big Event at Virginia Tech s a student-run community service effort that has grown into the 2nd largest event of its kind in the nation. Every spring, thousands of students, faculty, and staff come together to complete hundreds of community service projects throughout Blacksburg, Christiansburg and the New River Valley.
Projects are completed regardless of need or socioeconomic status; instead, it is The Big Event's goal to simply say, "Thank you." Seeded in our university's motto of Ut Prosim (That I may serve) students and community members come together for a truly unparalleled experience.
The Big Event at Virginia Tech: "One Big Day. One Big Thanks." To find out more, The Big Event.
Starting in 2002, The Big Event at Virginia Techhas grown exponentially. Rooted in Virginia Tech's motto Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), The Big Event has provided an opportunity for the entire Virginia Tech community to join together and thank the surrounding communities of Virginia Tech. (Virginia Tech was formerly known as Virginia Polytechnic Institute- formerly an all military school with a tradition of service to our country, dating back to 1872.)
The 2002 Big Event saw about 475 volunteers complete 60 projects. Last year, The Big Event 2010 saw 6,145 volunteers complete over 900 projects.
The Big Event 2011 marks the 10th anniversary of The Big Event at Virginia Tech. The Big Event staff is looking forward to celebrating the past nine years of service and have 8,000 volunteers complete over 1,100 service projects.
To see a video about last year's Big Event, check out this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDjVSUcluuw&feature=player_embedded
The Big Event at Virginia Tech is currently the second largest service event of its kind in the country.
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