Become A Jobsite

Become a Jobsite!

The Big Event strives to help various members in our community - large and small, new and old. Our mission strives to give back to a community that has supported us and our university throughout the years.

On April 5th, 2025 we will unite OU students, faculty, and staff to volunteer at jobsites throughout the Norman and Oklahoma City area. We would love for you to join us in this endeavor by becoming a jobsite so that we can thank you for being part of the amazing community that has raised us!

Important dates:

March 6th - Jobsite Registration Closes

How to Become a Jobsite

Register a jobsite today for the Big Event on April 11th, 2026. The jobsite registration form closes March 6, 2026. Our volunteers are excited to serve you!

Types of organizations The Big Event has served in the past include:

Individual Homes
Families
Social Service Agencies
Neighborhood Associations
Public School Systems
Hospice, Nursing Homes, & Assisted Living Centers
Child and Family Advocacy Groups
Religious Organizations
Animal Advocacy Organizations
Food Pantries

Jobsite Registration Form

Ideas

(September-November)

Come up with projects for volunteers to help out with on the day of The Big Event.

(If you need ideas, feel free to call us!)

Register

(November-January)

Fill out the online jobsite registration form.

(Jobsite registration forms are due on March 6th, 2026, at the latest)

Meeting

(February-March)

Meet with a member of The Big Event Operations Staff to evaluate your jobsite.

The Big Event!

(April 11th, 2026)

Have a representative available during the entire duration of The Big Event on April 5th, 2025 to supervise the project.

Survey

(April)

Fill out the survey to help us improve for next year.

How to become a jobsite: 1. Come up with projects for volunteers to complete on the day of The Big Event. 2. Fill out the jobsite registration form on this website, due March 6th. 3. We will call and confirm that you have been accepted as a jobsite. 4. Meet with a member of The Big Event for a jobsite evaluation. 5. Have a representative available to supervise projects on April 11th 2026. 6. Fill out the survey to help us improve.

The Big Event: What Volunteers Can and Cannot Do

What We Can Do:

Provide supplies such as shovels, rakes, ladders, wheelbarrows, paint brushes and rollers, hedge trimmers, gloves, and more
Clean, organize, pick up trash, plant flowers, lay mulch, paint (mulch and paint must be provided)
Interact with people such as students, veterans, senior citizens, other volunteers, and more
Assemble furniture/playground equipment, etc.

What We Cannot Do:

Volunteers can NOT:

Carry anything over 50 lbs
Perform work in excessively high places
Provide paint, mulch, grass, other ground cover, lumber, nails, special cleaning products, etc.
Use lawn mowers, chainsaws, paint sprayers, or any other power equipment

Rent a Tool Opportunity

We would like to offer our assistance to any Organizations, Nonprofits, and other jobsites in the Norman-OKC area who need tools to complete a service/volunteer project throughout the year. To help you do this, we are renting out our wide array of tools for your service and volunteer projects. Our tools go unused most of the year, and we would like to better utilize these resources to help further serve our community.

Email us at bigevent@ou.edu if you are wanting to request tools for your service project. We have a variety of rakes, shovels, hoes, loppers, garden tools, work gloves, paint rollers, cleaning supplies, ladders, and wheelbarrows. If you are requesting wheelbarrows, we ask that you request no more than two. We look forward to serving with you!