Approximately 19,000 Aggies completed 1,400 service projects on Saturday, March 30, as part of the Big Event 2019. The kickoff ceremony was held at 9 a.m. and included speakers and a yell practice before the volunteers split up to get their work tools and go to their sites.
University studies senior Morgan Bell was the 2019 financial director.
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Texas A&M University President Michael K. Young spoke to the crowed gathered at the Big Event kickoff on Saturday morning.
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Texas A&M University President Michael K. Young took his signature “selfie” at the Big Event Kick-off Ceremony.
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Student body president Amy Sharp also addressed the crowd.
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John B. Zachry, Class of 1984 and Chairman and CEO of the Zachry Group, was the keynote speaker.
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The 2019-2020 yell leaders led a yell practice at the kickoff.
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A crowd of students participated in the Texas A&M’s War Hymn before being sent out for Big Event.
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Students participate in the Texas A&M’s War Hymn before being sent out for Big Event.
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Reveille IX posed with students at the Big Event Kick-off Ceremony.
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Reveille IX took a photo with some girls on the Big Event staff.
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Students started to gather for the Big Event Kick-off Ceremony.
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Students swayed left and right during the War Hymn before being sent out.
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Approximately 19,000 Aggies participated in 1,400 service projects on Saturday, March 30.
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Yell leader Keller Cox claps along to the end of the War Hymn at the Big Event kickoff.
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Participants walk to Lot 61 to pick up their tools for the day.
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Participants walk to Lot 61 to pick up their tools for the day.
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A participant stops to show off his “Aggie Spirit” t-shirt.
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After picking up their tools in Lot 61 participants headed to their sites.
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Big Event volunteers rush to distribute tools to each group.
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Chemistry junior Blake Lewis carries a ladder to a group.
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Big Event volunteers rush to distribute tools to each group.
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Agricultural economics sophomore Sarah Diebel helps distribute materials to groups.
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Tyler Thompson helps distribute tools to groups.
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Big Event volunteers rush to distribute tools to each group.
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Big Event volunteers head to their site with the tools provided to them.
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Neeki Moustofi touched up after painting a laundry room at her job site.
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Richard Wang pulled up weeds before mulching flower beds.
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Megan Bailey gathered all the weeds into a trash bag for easy clean up at her Big Event job site.
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Justin Block and Megan Bailey worked together at Big Event.
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These freshman are participating in their first Big Event at Texas A&M University.
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Jimmy Berry had a great time serving the Bryan/College Station community with Big Event.
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A little rain didn’t stop this group from finishing their work.
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This student helped do some landscaping at his job site on march 30.
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Justin Block and his job site’s homeowner worked together to rake leaves.
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Beautiful flowers were planted at this job site.
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