The Project

hose planning the event, over 2,000 student volunteers poured into the neighborhood to participate! After witnessing such an outpouring of compassion and service, an emotional Keep Austin Beautiful and a group of UT student leaders decided that “The Project” would become an annual event. The event would be renamed each year to represent a more accurate count of volunteers, as well as signify the year of the event. The Project has become one of the largest single-day student, community-run service events in Texas. The event has brought together over 2,000 students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community volunteers annually in a spirit of service to assist a local Austin neighborhood in need. And, in response to the work that the annual projects have accomplished, The Project has received numerous awards for community service.