One BIG Day: UVA Students Thank Community With Day of Service

For hundreds of University of Virginia student volunteers, Saturday was one BIG day to give a BIG thanks at The BIG Event, the largest day of community service for college students nationwide.

Madison House, UVA’s student volunteer center, organized Charlottesville’s version of The BIG Event, bringing together members of the University and local communities for the day of volunteering.

“The BIG Event gives hundreds of UVA student volunteers the opportunity to come together and show their gratitude for the incredible support of the Charlottesville community,”  fourth-year student Emily Brown said. As The BIG Event’s head program director, Brown managed a leadership team of 11 students and more than 350 volunteers.

Take a look at some of the day’s activities, in photos captured by Madison House’s Mary Shea Valliant.