I believe that one of the best ways to have a substantial, positive impact on the environment is to unite with others in your community to achieve a larger goal. Because of this, I decided to join the Office for Sustainability at my university to find others that want to have a positive impact on the climate and to join impactful projects. Not only did I join impactful projects, but I also began to feel empowered enough to lead a project myself. I found out that there were no large-scale composting efforts being done at my university. I researched how to compost and how other universities conducted their composting programs. Finally, I submitted a grant proposal that was approved and gave our project enough money to construct a composting system that is now able to divert all of the pre-consumer food waste from our two dining centers. This proposal has benefited students on campus in several ways. Our final compost product is offered to students who can bring their own container to pick up as much as they would like. The compost is also used to grow food at the Office for Sustainability's garden. All of this food is donated to students through a free food pantry on campus. Furthermore, this composting project is used for educational purposes. We have a partnership with the biology department that has a class test our soil for nutrient content and microorganisms. We also have open volunteer hours for composting to allow students to have hands-on experience. I continue to lead the open volunteer hours every week. I manage the collection and the processing of the food waste into nutrient-rich compost. I then help distribute the compost to community members. I do this to have a positive impact on the climate and my community.