Organizers hold ‘Love Thy City’ event to give back to give back [Video]

TYLER, Texas — Saturday, East Texas held a free event to help give back to families in the community.

Churches, nonprofits and businesses in the area celebrated love and giving in the religious non-profit Love Thy City event. About six to seven thousand people gathered at the W.T. Brookshire Conference Center for a celebration of giving and love.

Guests were coming in the doors from the afternoon until the early evening In the organization’s first time ever hosting this one-of-a-kind event.

“Something the City of Tyler has never seen before,” Vice Chairman of the event Shane Coleman said.

The event hosted tons of vendors, food trucks, prizes, back-to-school supplies and much more which was all free to the public. People in attendance were excited to visit and participate in the giving. Families …