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MacieBock,AustinFleener,AustinJensen,AshleySiegner
Ms.Boes
English10
25March2014
Afterglow5K
Introduction(AustinF)
Thinkofthemostdestructiveillnessonthisplanet.Didyouthinkofcancer?Idid.Cancerisso
smallanddiminutiveinretrospect,butitisalsosopowerfulandoverwhelmingwhichmakesitso
destructive.Everypersonhasbeenaffectedbycancerinonewayoranother.Cancerkillsabout1,600
peopleintheworldeveryday,thisisanoutrageousnumber.(WorldCancerDay)Ourmissionistotry
tofindasolutiontooneofthemajorproblemstheworldfacestodaycancer.Todothis,wepropose
implementingaruntoraisemoney,andtohelpultimatelyfindacureforcancer.
BreastCancerResearch(Macie)
CanceristhesecondleadingcauseofdeathintheUnitedStates,withbreastcancerbeingthe
thirdleadingcauseofdeathbycancer.Afterskincancer,breastcanceristhesecondmostcommon
cancer.Approximately287,000casesofbreastcancer(invasiveandnoninvasive)arediagnosedeach
yearintheUnitedStates.Althoughthisnumberisdecreasing,breastcancerisstillamajorproblem
amongwomenandmen.Millionsofdollarsareputintoresearchforcancereachyearhowever,the
moneydonatedforcancerdoesntjustgotoresearch.Themoneyraisedwillalsogotoawareness
projectsandeducation.WeplantoraisemoneythroughourglowruntodonatetoRelayforLife.Relay
forLiferaisesabout$400millionayear,whichisgiventotheAmericanCancerSocietyforresearch,
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andprovidingfreeservicestopatientsandcaregivers.(LearnAboutRelay)Ourhopeistodonate
moneyforthisgreatcause,whethersmallorlarge.
WhatWeActuallyPlanToDo(AustinJ)
Sincecanceristhemostdestructiveillnessontheplanet,ourplanistosetupaglowrunand
donateallproceedstotheRelayforLife.We,asateam,figuredthiswouldbethebestwaytospread
awarenessandraisemoneyforagoodcause.ThefirststeptooursolutionwascontactingSwanLake
StatePark,sinceweallagreedthiswouldbethebestplaceforaGlowRun.WecontactedValerie
fromtheConservationCenterwhohelpedusreservetheSouthSideShelterHousefrom5:00PMto
10:00PMonJune7th.Sinceweareanonprofitorganization,andouronlygoalistoraisemoneyfor
theRelayforLife,weweregivenadiscount,andthetotalcosttorenttheshelterhouseforthenight
wasfortyfivedollars.Nomoneywastakenoutofpockettopayfortheshelterhouse.Wereceivedan
anonymousdonationthatpaidthefeeforrentingtheshelterhouse.Onceourspotwasguaranteed,we
continuedworkingonthewebsiteandregistrationformsthatwewouldbeusingfortherace.Weplan
toinformthecommunityabouttheeventassoonasourwebsiteiscomplete.Onceweinformthe
community,wehopethatalotofpeoplewillparticipate,sowewillhaveagreatturnout.Dependingon
howmanyparticipatewillalsodecidethequantityofglowaccessoriesandcustomtshirtswewillorder
fortheevent.Allofourglowaccessorieswillbepurchasedfromorientaltradingandthetshirtswillbe
orderedfromTheGraphicEdge.Wewillalsohavehelpfromnotonlyourfamilies,butwewillhave
helpfromourfriendsandstudentsenatemembersonthedayoftherace.Weplantostarttheeventat
7:00PM,sowehaveplentyoftimetosetupandmakesureeverythingisperfectbeforeparticipants
startshowingup.Wewillhaveatablewhereparticipantswillpickuptheirtshirtsandglowpackets
andalsoatableforbeveragesandsnackstobepurchasedfrom.Therunwilllastuntilabout10:00PM
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andthatiswhenwewillcleantheshelterhouseandleavebefore10:30PM.Finally,wewilltakeallof
ourmoneyraisedanddonateittoRelayforLife.
Majorincentivesofparticipation(AustinF)
Oneofthelittlestbutyetmosttreasuredrewardsyoucangetfromcompletingachallengeor
participatinginaneventisreceivingatshirt.Wehaveallheardofeatingchallengeswhereifyou
completelyfinishamealinagivenamountoftimeyouarerewardedwithatshirtandabadcaseofthe
runs.Theonlyreasonthepeopledothechallengesinthefirstplaceistohavesomethingtoshowoffto
theirfriendsandfamilytoshowthattheydidit.Theywillcherishtheshirtandalwayssay,thatsmy
favoriteshirt.Thatiswhywewantedtocreateshirtstogivealloftherunnerswhoparticipateinthe
helptocurecancer.Wewentwithabrightpinkcolor,pinkbecausewearesupportinginthecurefor
breastcancerandbrightbecausetheystandout,theyaretheoneswhotookthesteptofindthecure.
Onthefrontofthetshirt,therewillbeapinkribbon,whichisthetrademarkthattheAmericanCancer
Societyhasforbreastcancer,bigandoutstandingtoshowoffwhattherunisallabout.Onthebackof
theshoulderswillbethequotethatamemberofourgroupcameupwithwhichisilluminatingthepath
tocurecancer.Allthewritingonthetshirtwillbewritteninbrightneoncolorsbecausewewantthe
peoplethatarehelpingtofindacurestandoutfromtherest.ThetotalcostfortherunisWehavean
orderformonourwebsitewhichhasadeadlineonwhichyoucanorderatshirt.Thatdeadlineends
May17th,threeweekspriortotheevent.Ourgoalforthistshirtideaiswhenitisallsaidanddone
andwhenwedofindacure,theycanholduptheshirtandsaid,yes,Ihelpedfindacure.
HowWePlanToImplementOurProject(Ashley)
Lookingpastallthedetailsandourplaningeneral,wealsohaveaplanforhowweintendto
implementourproject.Intheworldwelivetoday,technologyandsocialmediaisahugepartof
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everydaylifeandoffersavarietyoffreeresourcesforadvertisingbusinessesandeventssuchasours.
Knowingthis,wehaveacreatedawebsiteexplainingwhoweare,whatweintendtoaccomplish,all
thedetailsconcerningthe5kwearehosting,andcontactlinkssuchasemailandphonenumbersfor
anyonewithquestions.Inadditiontoallthosethings,wealsowillhaveourregistrationandtshirtorder
formsforparticipantsonthewebsitethatwillbedownloadable,sothatparticipantsjusthavetoprint
themoffandmailthemtous.Abankaccountwillbesetupforoureventthentosafelyholdallthe
fundsreceived.Besidesjusthavingawebsitethough,weintendtocreatebothaTwitteraccount,a
specificTwitterhashtag,andaFacebookpageforoureventtopromoteourcausetoagreater
audiencewithupdatesandinfoabouttherunasitgetsclosertothefinaldate.
Steppingbackfrommodernsociety,welldipintooldfashionedpracticesbypostingand
hangingupnumerousflyersthroughoutthehighschoolandotherareaswithinourcommunity.Takingit
onestepfurther,ourgroupwillreachouttotheDailyTimesHeraldintownandCarrollBroadcasting
whowillbothvoiceoutoureventtoamuchlargerpopulation.Wearealsointheprocessofmaking
contactswithHyVeeandpossiblygettingthemtoofferwaterandsnacksfortheparticipantstohave
aftercompletingthe5k.AninitialfeehasalreadybeenpaidtoSwanLakeforthereservingoftheday
wehavechosenforoureventtotakeplaceandcontactshavebeenmadeconcerningtherouteofthe
run.Concerningvolunteersthatwillbeneededtohelporganizetheevent,ourprojecthasbeen
suggestedtomembersoftheRelayForLifegroupourschoolhasandoncewespreadthewordof
whatweredoingfurther,wellaskanyonewhosinterestedinlendingahandandthatitsgreatly
appreciated.Nexttothat,anemailhasbeensenttotheAmericanCancerSocietyinconsiderationtoif
theydbeinterestedinsponsoringaneventsuchasoursastheyareamajorplayerinRelayForLife
andaresponsefromthemisstillbeingwaitedupon.Overall,wehaveseveralplansonhowto
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effectivelyimplementourproject,somethathavealreadytakenplace,andwiththeseplansand
objectivesinmindweknowthatwecansuccessfullycoordinatethis5krunandhaveagreatrewardto
offertoRelayForLifeandultimatelythecureforbreastcancer.
Conclusion(AustinF)
Wehaveallbeenaffectedbycancerinsomewayinourlives.Byraisingmoney,wewillensure
thatthoseaffectedinthefuturemayhaveaneasiertime.Wewanttoincorporatethewholecommunity
tohelpdonatetotheRelayforLifetoeventuallyfindacureforcancer.Imagineaworldwhere1,600
peopledefeatedcancereveryday,insteadofaworldwherewesufferandlose.Imagineaworldwhere
havingcancerdidntmeanthedifferencebetweenlifeanddeath.Imagineaworldthathadacurefor
cancer.Thisisourultimategoal.

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