BIG love for our
residents
As SFA students, we are so thankful to have such a welcoming community in Nacogdoches, our home away from home. Strongly uniting Nacogdoches residents and SFA students is important to us, and we are able to do this through giving back to those who give us so much.
Read our some of our residents' testimonies to learn why we do what we do.
"I love The Big Event so much because you help me out so much! Everybody who has come is so friendly."
- Mary Byrd
“A bonus of this program is the great young people I have become acquainted with...I am delighted to know that there are young people of this character in today’s society. They have been a very special blessing to me. Of course, I am also thankful for their effort and all the hard work they have done. Excellent program- may it continue.”
- Shirby Ford
"We have participated four times with this gracious gift to retirees!"
- Leon and patsy hallman
"Love The Big Event!!! I've been a participant for 3 years. A friend hooked me up and I've been hooked ever since! Love how respectful the students are."
- Almarie Henderson Shumate
"I love the whole concept of The BIG Event! This is an incredible gift! I was a nursing major at a Methodist school in Iowa- 200 hours of community service was required. I was a volunteer nurse in the mountains!"
- Debra White