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OU volunteers gearing up by thousands for Big Event

 
BY JAMES S. TYREE | Published: March 26, 2009    Comment on this article Leave a comment
photo - Karin Jonsson plants monkey grass at Alcott Middle School during the 2006 Big Event. OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE PHOTO BY JACONNA AGUIRRE
Karin Jonsson plants monkey grass at Alcott Middle School during the 2006 Big Event. OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE PHOTO BY JACONNA AGUIRRE

NORMAN — About 4,900 University of Oklahoma volunteers plan to swarm central Oklahoma, from Guthrie to Purcell, on Saturday to perform community service projects.

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The Big Event, the university’s annual day of community service by students, staff and faculty — and starting this year, alumni — is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. on the North Oval.

After hearing comments there from OU President David Boren and others, the volunteers will disperse to spruce up schools, parks, public facilities, nonprofit agencies and others in need.

Kaleb Potter, associate chairman for The Big Event, said there are about 135 job sites this year. Most are in or near Norman, although others such as the Guthrie library and Yukon parks are farther out.

"Last year we had a lot of ice storm damage stuff,” he said, "but this year we’re back to more regular jobs like cleanup and landscaping.

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