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When the University of Georgia's Designated Dawgs program was born in 2000, the idea was to get students home safely after a night of drinking.
Today, the student-led organization has provided more than 91,000 safe rides, the Athens Banner-Herald reports.
"It's about preventing drinking and driving and sexual assault and just dangerous situations," Isabella Fernandez, the group's former executive director, tells the Banner-Herald.
Designated Dawgs offers rides at a table manned by volunteers downtown, as well as through an app that allows students to request rides anywhere in Athens.
Drivers operate in pairs, one driver and one navigator, with each driver reserving the right to refuse service if they feel unsafe.
"It's safe, it's maintained, careful, the cars are very nice," volunteer Peter Bartlett tells the Banner-Herald.
"It's a lot of fun."
Designated Dawgs works with several other student organizations to draft volunteers, such as Bartlett, who became involved through the UGA Ethics Club.
Volunteers can also become involved through the organization's website or Instagram, where schedules are found.
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