At the beginning of the summer, four Purdue students and Sigma Chi brothers embarked on a journey to make a difference in communities across the country, and called their journey The Xavier Project.

In March, I wrote an article about why these four guys started the project and what they aim to accomplish with it over the course of the summer. The project was started in honor of Xavier Somerville, who tragically passed away in September of 2012 just weeks into his freshman year of college at Purdue University. Almost three years ago, Xavier took with him a radiant, positive light that we still miss today. But he also left something behind. He left a profound impact on the people closest to him and made it a priority to influence everyone he met in a positive way. Whether his kindness helped change someone's life or just made someone smile, it was Xavier's way of life to make the world a better place simply because he was here.

The Xavier Project's purpose is to take this positive impact and spread it from coast to coast. And if you follow their blog, you'll see that they've been doing just that. They've been on the road since mid June and have made it through four cities, touched the East Coast and are currently in Texas. In the blog, you can read and watch recap videos about the people they've met and the communities they've impacted along the way.

If you're reading this from Houston, Phoenix, San Francisco, Denver, or Indianapolis, keep an eye out for these guys and give them a holler on Twitter or Facebook when they come rolling through your city in their donated, silver minivan.

Those are the final five cities they'll be stopping at, in that order, so check out their calendar to see exactly when they'll arrive and how long they'll be in your area. And if they will be making a stop near you, I encourage you to reach out to people in your community and see if there is any way you can help find someone who could benefit from some time spent with The Xavier Project. If there's one thing these guys like doing, it's meeting new people.

The first group that the project had the opportunity to help was in Chicago, where they spent time with students and helped out in the kitchen at Christ The King Lutheran Church & School. They even helped an eighth grade boy named Kamal, whose family couldn't afford to send him to the prestigious high school he had worked hard to get into, by buying him some school supplies and paying for a chunk of his tuition. To read more about Kamal their experience at Christ The King, check out their blog posts and recap videos.

You can also help make a difference in the lives that The Xavier Project touches by donating to their efforts. Without donations, the project won't be able to continue, and every cent goes either directly to their efforts to leave a lasting impact on someone, or getting them to where they are headed next. If you can't donate, I hope you will spread the word and tell people about what these inspiring friends of mine are doing in honor of Xavier.