In an on-site interview, junior Zach Brady revealed that by the end of the Big Event, he will have met his yearly quota for volunteering and community service. After raking his third pile of leaves in the past hour, Brady stated what the Big Event means to him and his posse of volunteers.
“It’s a one shot deal, kinda like Tax Day,” quoted Brady, a public relations major. “We pay in for one day and we’re good for the rest of the year.”
Other members of Brady’s Big Event group agreed it was more efficient to ‘get it over with’ once, and for a relatively short amount of time, than to do service over a longer range of time.
“If we spaced out three hours over the year, we’d be volunteering 15 minutes a month,” added sophomore Jerry Rhinefield, while dragging a quarter-full bag of trash. “Why not just do it all now?”
When asked about the two dozen bagels in his free Big Event drawstring bag, Brady claimed it was compensation for “all his hard work.”
“If the school gave away free T-shirts every day, you would know where to find me,” said Brady, who started to leave 30 minutes before his shift ended. Following the event, Brady considered continuing his charitable behavior by offering to proofread he and his lab partner’s work after she answered every question alone, but figured she probably had it all under control, and that he should head back to his room for a nap.