BY JESI MUNGUIA
Ferris State University is preparing for the Big Event 2013. It is said to be the university's largest student-run volunteer project, and it benefits people throughout the Big Rapids community.
Last year more than 18-hundred students volunteered, helping fix up 290 homes in the Big Rapids area. Many of the tasks were small, like raking leaves or cleaning gutters, but they had a big impact on the community.
Sandy Gholston is the spokesperson for Ferris State University. He said, The Big Event.
"One of the reasons that this is so important is because our students really understand the value of community service. They also understand the value of bringing together the Big Rapids community and the Ferris Community so we can be one big community. This is one small way that the students really reach out and give back to the community." Gholston said.
Gholston said volunteers begin the day with a free breakfast and t-shirt with the Ferris President and the Big Rapids Mayor.