Buc Days is returning to the Coastal Bend next week, bringing parades and festivities, but for one former scholarship recipient, the event represents a life-changing opportunity.
Bella Rizo, a first-generation college graduate, received a $4,000 Buc Days scholarship as a high school student. Texas A&M-Kingsville matched the award, allowing her to study marketing.
Former Buc Days scholarship recipient returns to the Coastal Bend nonprofit to work as an events intern
“In any way they can help out my parents and take that burden off of them in me going to school,” Rizo said.
Now, Rizo is back in the same office she visited as a hopeful student, working as an events intern for the nonprofit organization behind Corpus Christi’s biggest celebration…