At TAMU, there’s an annual campus-wide effort to help the community by providing whatever services they need. The Big Event was started at TAMU in 1982 as a student-led service event to benefit the BCS residents. This was my first year participating, and I wouldn’t trade the experience for the world!
Some members of HerCampus participated together, and we were assigned to help a family with their garden and set up their yard. We ended up cleaning rocks (probably the most odd task) and removing some weeds from the backyard.
We finishing with the rocks, placing them around the shrubbery, and moved to the backyard to mulch some flower beds and level the dirt around their deck. Overall, we were working for about an hour, and the family offered some pizza for lunch. We had the pleasure of talking to Jessica, and she told us about her family and her podcast! I think everyone enjoyed the conversation and the work.
The experience was very fulfilling, and I’m glad we were able to provide service for a great family. The entire event is a great way for college students to give back to the community they live in.