Initial+Proposal

Driving Question: What companies and fundraisers supports cancers and what does the money get used for? Story: My mother had breast cancer eight years ago and it has returned. She is fighting it and winning but the reoccurance of the cancer really has mad me change my veiws of life. At the time the doctors are using a new type of medication to fight the tumor. I really want to raise money to help them develope even better medication so that other people's relatives can survive. Timeline: For Hands On project By Oct. 8, 2009 -pick days (Nov 20-21or Dec 18-19), By Oct. 14, 2009 -get day approved by the District By Oct. 20, 2009 -organize volunteers and get food donations, find DJ By Oct. 26, 2009 -determine the activities that will be at the marathon By Oct. 26, 2009 -determine the foundation that will receive the profits, advertising Week of Marathon -Sell Tickets For Thesis-Based research paper Follow the Due Dates as determined by Herr Martin Research: Companies and Foundations that raise money for cancers. Keystone Source: Topic Overveiw source: Resources, Time, work: this project will involve alot of time, involving the research of foundations, organizing donations from companies, find DJ and having the District approve the project; Resources will include the DJ and the donations from companies. Also getting the use of the gym and the district approval; alot of work will have to go in to this project. I am expecting the organization of this project to be atleast 60 hours Mentor and Topic Expert assitance: My mother is my mentor and she has done the three day walk, this gives her experience in haveing to raise money for a cause. Also she is able to still talk to her three day walk contact and that person can help me in my research project. My Topic expert is Mr. Jonhson and he organizes the Relay for life fundraiser. He will have contacts for having supplies donated and the expertise of having organized something like this before. Problem/Challenges: The economy might play a role in the donations and amount of people coming to the dance.