The Project

The Project The Project is UT's Largest Day of Service where we team up with a local Austin community to plan bea
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In 1999, a group of UT students got together with Keep Austin Beautiful staff to create a single-day, student-run service event. Their goal was to provide a place for 1000+ UT students to be able complete a sizable service project. The event, called Project 1000 for the number of students expected to participate, was set at the Rosewood Housing Complex in East Austin. Much to the surprise of all t

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.

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In 1999, a group of UT students got together with Keep Austin Beautiful staff to create a single-day, student-run service event. Their goal was to provide a place for 1000+ UT students to be able complete a sizable service project. The event, originally called Project 1000 for the number of students expected to participate, was set at the Rosewood Housing Complex in East Austin. Much to the surprise of all those 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 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. In response to the work that the annual projects have accomplished, The Project has received numerous awards for community service.

This year is our 20th Anniversary and in order to celebrate, we are setting a hearty goal of making the Project 2019 the largest project yet!