Welcome to our event! We hope you help us in giving back to the Bryan/College Station community! Make sure to register above and login in order to participate in the silent auction and watch our livestream.
Just as a reminder, the silent auction is open from 9:00am on Monday, February 8th through 9:00pm on Saturday, February 13th.
We have our second livestream on Saturday, February 13th, at 6:30pm, so stay tuned!
Watch The Livestream
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About Our Event
Since its introduction in 1982, The Big Event has become the largest, one-day, student-run service project in the nation. Each spring, tens of thousands of Texas A&M students come together to say “Thank You” to the residents of Bryan and College Station. For the past 38 years, Aggie students have participated in this annual event to show their appreciation to the surrounding community, completing service projects such as yard work, window washing, and painting for residents of the community. Although The Big Event has become the largest one-day, student-run service project in the nation, our message and our mission remains the same – to simply say “Thank You.” We cannot wait for the 39th Big Event taking place on March 27th, 2021!
“Through service-oriented activities, The Big Event promotes campus and community unity as students come together for one day to express their gratitude for the support from the surrounding community.”
In past years, The Big Event has held a one-night Gala and Silent Auction at the beginning of the spring semester to raise funds for both our endowment and operating expenses for the year. True to our spirit of service, we're hosting a virtual Fundraiser and Silent Auction this year from February 8th through February 13th to ensure the safety of our community of stakeholders. As a service organization, The Big Event is funded solely through the generosity of private and corporate donors. This Fundraiser and Silent Auction is the largest source of funding toward The Big Event's annual operating cost. We hope you join us in giving back to the Bryan/College Station community!
With the climate of our culture during this time, we have developed a slogan for this year's fundraiser, "More Than Just One Day", in order to encourage our community that the day-of in which we serve with The Big Event is only a fraction of how we empower individuals to serve year-round on a daily basis.
Check out our website at bigevent.tamu.edu for more information or submit a job request form by February 14th if you live within a radius of 15 miles from campus.
Watch The Big Event 2018 Promo Video Here:
Our Speakers
Speaker Itinerary and Introductions:
*If you're unable to be present during these times, we will be posting the videos on this platform for your viewing*
6:30pm, Friday, February 12th, 2021
Mr. Matt Poling '90, Resident
Mrs. Jeanice and Dr. Ken Matthews, Residents
Jake Koppelman '20, The Big Event Finance Director
In case you missed our first livestream, here's the recording:
Mr. Poling and his wife, Ashli, have lived in College Station since 2003 and have four children. This will be their 6th year being served by students volunteering with The Big Event. During his time at A&M, Mr. Poling was involved in Fish Camp, Aggie Muster, and the Corps of Cadets.
Mrs. Jeanice and Dr. Ken Matthews have lived in College Station for 22 years and this will be their 18th year being served by students volunteering with The Big Event. Dr. Matthews has been a physician since 1975 and Mrs. Matthews worked for the Texas A&M career center for 15 years until retiring. They have 5 kids, 4 of them being Aggies, as well as 8 grandchildren.
6:30pm, Saturday, February 13th, 2021
Colonel Jay O. Brewer ’81, Senior Associate Director of the Aggie Band
Mr. Porter Garner '79, President & CEO of The Association of Former Students
Kristin Guzak '21, The Big Event Director
Colonel Brewer joined the Texas Aggie Band in the fall of 1977 and graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelors Degree in Mechanized Agriculture. Colonel Brewer has served on the band staff since his graduation in 1981. Colonel Brewer is currently finishing up in his last year of serving as the Senior Associate Director of the Texas Aggie Band. You may also recognize his famous halftime introduction, "Now forming at the north end of Kyle Field, the nationally famous Fightin' Texas Aggie Band." Colonel Brewer is one of two A&M graduates and former Aggie Bandsmen to direct the Aggie Band. He's married to Judy Anne Brewer ’85 and they have two children.
Mr. Garner graduated from Texas A&M University in 1979 with a BBA in marketing and began his career with Hughes Tool Company before joining The Association’s staff as Field Director in 1981. After nearly 18 years of service to The Association, Porter was unanimously elected by the Board of Directors to lead the organization, making him only the seventh chief executive in The Association’s 142-year history. He is only one of two individuals to have been honored with a lifetime membership in the Brazos County A&M Club. Porter and his wife, Lisa ’91, are Endowed Century Club members and have three children.
Our Donors
A huge thank you to our silent auction sponsors! We truly could not do this without you all.
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