More than 1,000 University of Texas students will fan out across two Austin neighborhoods Saturday, Feb. 27, to undertake an array of community improvements.
The students will participate in The Project 2010, one of the largest student- and community-run service events in the country.
The Project 2010, operated by UT’s Volunteer and Service Learning Center, will be conducted in the St. John’s and Coronado Hills neighborhoods of Northeast Austin.
The UT students will complete gardening and landscaping projects and outdoor repairs at Pickle Elementary School, Webb Middle School and Reagan High School, as well as several homes, parks and creeks.
From noon-1 p.m. Saturday, The Project 2010 will hold a ceremony to thank the community and the student volunteers, and to pay tribute to the late Ed Bridges.
Bridges, who died last year, was a firefighter and community liaison for the Austin Fire Department, as well as a member of The Project’s steering committee. U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Austin will be among the speakers.
Partners in The Project include the Austin Police Department, Austin Fire Department, Austin Parks & Recreation, Downtown Austin Community Court, Solid Waste Services, Keep Austin Beautiful, University Federal Credit Union and Home Depot.
Gregory Vincent, vice president for diversity and community engagement at UT, said: “The success of this tremendous service event comes from the willingness of our community service partners, the local business community and UT student volunteers to donate time, talent, supplies and equipment.”
For more information on Project 2010, visit www.utproject.org, call 512-471-6161 or email utproject2010@gmail.com.
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