BIG GIVEAWAY 2024
Welcome! We are glad you are here. If you are a NEW student arriving in Summer or Fall 2024 with furniture or household needs, please join us on Friday, August 16 to register in-person for the Big Giveaway and to attend the Big Party. Please check back here for event times and additional details!
Our 2024 Big Giveaway will include a chance to register for items such as: a desk with a chair, a lamp, a bike, or a vacuum. We will also have small kitchen appliances (like a blender, a rice cooker, or microwave) or boxed sets of bakeware/cookware. These items will all be in “new” or “like new” condition.
See here for a list of items that will be available at this year’s Giveaway! Each student will be able to register for one large + one small item OR two small items.
August 16th: Time 5-9 PM | Big Giveaway Registration & Big Party
Registration: Grace Bible Church Anderson - 700 Anderson Street
Please come Friday, August 16th to 700 Anderson Street to register for your furniture/household goods to be delivered on Saturday, August 17th. Registration begins at 5pm. Doors will not open before 4:30pm.
Big Party: Grace Bible Church Anderson College Auditorium - 701 Anderson Street
The night before the Big Giveaway will feature a party in the parking lot of 701 Anderson Street where students can meet other arriving students, enjoy good food from around the world, and talk with International Student groups. Everyone is welcome!
August 17th: Starts at 4:30pm - Big Giveaway Deliveries
Delivery: A volunteer will contact you on the morning of Saturday, August 17th to let you know when they are on their way to deliver your items. Please have someone at home to receive the items as we cannot leave the items outside.
TRANSPORTATION: For Registration & the Big Party
There are two Texas A&M bus routes that get to Registration and the Big Party: 26 (Rudder) and 27 (Ring Dance). Times vary with all buses, so please check schedules ahead of time. At the Big Party on Friday night (see paragraph above), there will be sign-ups for getting rides back home that night.
