{"id":96954,"date":"2026-02-04T03:20:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T07:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/?p=96954"},"modified":"2026-02-03T13:39:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T17:39:25","slug":"student-leaders-seek-community-partners-ahead-of-big-event-in-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/02_04_2026\/student-leaders-seek-community-partners-ahead-of-big-event-in-march","title":{"rendered":"Student Leaders Seek Community Partners Ahead of BIG Event in March"},"content":{"rendered":"

University of Toledo student leaders are calling on local organizations and residents to register as volunteer sites ahead of the largest single-day service event at UToledo.<\/p>\n

More than 500 student volunteers are expected to fan out across the community for The BIG Event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 21. Since the annual student-run initiative launched on campus in 2001, it has seen hundreds of students pitch in each year at food pantries, community gardens and more.<\/p>\n

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More than 500 student volunteers are expected to fan out across the community for The BIG Event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 21.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cThe BIG Event is about taking one day to say a huge \u2018thank you\u2019 to the community that supports us year-round,\u201d said Vanessa Heck, an exercise science senior and president of the 2026 BIG Event. \u201cAs students, we\u2019re excited to step off campus and work alongside community members to make a meaningful impact across the city.\u201d<\/p>\n

Student organizers are currently seeking local organizations and individuals that need volunteer assistance with tasks such as:<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Pulling weeds, raking leaves and other landscaping chores;<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Painting and light maintenance;<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Organizing or stocking food pantries; and<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Other simple service projects based on an organization\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n

Interested individuals or organizations can submit project details online<\/a>. They can also contact student organizers at utoledobigevent@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"Photo<\/a>

The BIG Event, the largest single-day, student-run service event at UToledo, is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 21.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":908,"featured_media":91473,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,1,47,7],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96954"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/908"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96954"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96954\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96955,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96954\/revisions\/96955"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}