Lighting of the Lawn concludes the fall semester and is hosted by the University of Virginia and the Fourth-Year Trustees to get the students, faculty, and community ready for the Holiday Season. The tradition began in 2001 after the terrorist attack on September 11. The Fourth-Year Council wanted to bring together the community and students to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project and to reflect on the horrors of that day. Today, the goal of the event is “to reflect on friendships amongst us at present, a time to inspire hope through one another and a time to celebrate the wonderful community which we call home,” which was stated on the Lighting of the Lawn website for the 2013 celebration. The trustees still raises money at the event and all of the proceeds go to the Wounded Warrior Project.