The Big Event in 2008

Team Leaders Meetings

Team Leaders are required to attend ONE meeting this week to pick up t-shirts and
information for your team's job site.

  • Tuesday 3/25, 5pm, Centenary Room
  • Wednesday 3/26, 5pm, Centenary Room
  • Thursday 3/27, 5pm, Centenary Room

If you are unable to attend any of these meetings, please send a team member. It is very important that you understand what you will be doing before hand in order to make the BIG Event run smoothly.

In 2008, Centenary College is celebrating 100 years in the Shreveport/Bossier area! As part of our celebration, we want to give back to the community that has been our home for the past century. As a thank you, we have planned a community service project that will help our neighbors in the Highland Historic District.

We're asking folks who live near the College to tell us about household jobs with which they need help — things like repainting shutters, raking, preparing for new paint, cleaning sidewalks, etc. Once the job list is compiled, students, faculty, and staff will go out into the neighborhood on March 29, 2008 and complete the requested tasks, helping out our friends and beautifying the community.

We hope that this initiative will boost the morale and spirits of the Centenary Community and provide an opportunity for interaction between students, faculty, staff, and local residents. Upon completion of the project, we'll host our Highland neighbors at a campus "Big Event Celebration" — with food and fun for all.

In order to be a success, we need your help. Sponsorships are essential to help us purchase and provide tools, water, t-shirts, and food to all participants. We have a projected budget of $10,000 which we are trying to match through donations. We are planning to make this an annual event, but since this is the inaugural year, we will need extra funds in order to get things started. Once tools and other necessary supplies have been purchased, we're looking forward to reusing them in future BIG Events.

If you have any questions about this event, or if you would like to be a sponsor, please email Holly Williams at .