| | Well I worked The Big Event today. Ha ha. It was like a joke that wasn't funny. We assemble a crew at Wesley and meet at 8:30. Then we headed to the football stadium and got our assignment. It turns out we had one lousy job. We headed to the north part of Ruston (big red flag in my mind.) to a wealthy well manicured neighborhood off of chataqua street. We pulled into the driveway of a nice brick home with an almost perfect landscape and yard. Sitting in the driveway were an old BMW in good shape and a newer (2002-2005) gold Lexus ES. I wondered right away "What the heck are we doing here?" It didn't appear that any work was needed to be done. I was right there wasn't any! The elderly gentlemen who owned the house wanted us to wash his carport, clean his back patio, and wash the outside windows on the house. That was it. The worst part was that none of this needed to be done. It was already clean! The yard was perfect at this house. Freshly cut grass with no bare spots, beautiful flowerbeds, and the luxury cars looked spotless. In fact a peek in one of the windows revealed a living room with white carpet that was so clean you could eat off of it! So what were doing there working for this perfectionist whose house was in much better shape than my own parents?! Why were we sent there??? I was fuming inside. I am sure it had nothing to do with the fact that he is a Tech donor. Just a coincidence right? Come on people! I signed up for The Big Event to hopefully make a difference in someones life who needed help. Someone who couldn't afford to hire it done and had not other options. I DID NOT sign up to help a wealthy donor make his house perfect!! Whoever is responsible for The Big Event needs to wake up and smell the coffee. The need in Ruston is not in the northern part of town. It is south of town. There are dilapitated houses with peeling paint and yards that haven't been raked in years. Many of the people there are poor and do not have the resources to help themselves. They are in desperate need of help. I am sure there was some elderly person over there who could have really used our assistance. How will we ever know if we are busy perfecting homes on the north side of town??? Honestly, The Big Event came across to me as a public relations event meant to make sororities look good and help fufill their service requirements. The only thing Big about it was the hype and the t-shirts. Tech has taken an opportunity that could actually make a difference in the local community and squandered it on wealthy patrons. I am ashamed. |
| | Posted 4/2/2006 1:20 AM - 1 view - 0 comments
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