The Big Event

This past weekend, Centenary had the first annual Big Event. The purpose of the event was for the Centenary Community to give back to the Highland Community of which we are a part; the idea-an excellent one-impressed many and the entire event was a huge success.

As a member of the Big Event Committee, on the day of the actual event, I did not do manual labor but instead was a part of a team that checked up on all of the job sites. I went from site to site, making sure that the workers had everything that they needed, making sure that everyone was safe, and making sure that the owners were happy with the work done so far. In seeing many of the work sites several times throughout the working day, it was interesting to see the progression. On the first stop the workers were just figuring out what they needed to do and getting acquainted with the owner--we shall call this the before picture. The second stop provided a half-way done picture, and definite progress could be seen. The third stop provided the after picture; we took literal photos so that we could see firsthand the difference between the before and the after, and let me tell you, there was a large difference. So not only did I get to feel as if the Centenary community was making a difference, but I knew that they were for sure making a difference; I got to see before and after pictures.

The most rewarding job site that I visited all day was the site that the Theta Chis were working on; they transformed a jungle back into a backyard. A little old lady with major back problems stated that it was the first time in 15 years that she could really see her back yard. The boys felt so good about what they had done for the woman that they were thinking of returning the following weekend and doing some painting for the lady.

This is the purpose of events like this; to boost moral within our community, to give everything a facelift, and to teach Centenary students and faculty how to truly work together. A big thumbs up to the mastermind behind the event, Holly Williams. Congrats Holly, your event was a huge success!!