Cristian Perez

Texas State students are giving back to the community. Bobcat Update's Cristian Perez tells us about this weekend's big event.
 
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Bobcat Build is a one-day affair involving several thousand people who volunteer their services  to work on projects in the San Marcos area -- all in the hopes of improving the community. Volunteers  work on such things as landscaping, picking up trash and even painting houses. Outreach Co-Chair Marissa Trevino says it's a great way to give back.
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When Bobcat Build started in 2002, it had approximately 700 volunteers at 50 job sites. Since then, the numbers have skyrocketed. Last year about 45-hundred people volunteered to work at more than 300 job sites. Organizers say they're hoping this year's Bobcat Build will be even bigger.
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The volunteers show up at the Strahan Coliseum parking lot around 7:30 in the morning and soon go to work. This year will mark Bobcat Build's 15th  anniversary, which goes to show how dedicated the students are to their adopted home.
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The dedication that many of the workers show to get Bobcat Build going each year is something that everyone in the community can all be thankful for. For Bobcat Update, I'm Cristian Perez.