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Name Nicole Torralba Date April 19, 2012

Product Muscular Dystrophy Walk-a-thon

Date/Time: Activity: Comment/Suggestions:
Drove to Nashville, Tennessee with
June 21, 2011 Mrs. Orfale for the National Beta Good learning
8:00 AM – 4:12 PM Convention where MDA National experience to start my
Total time: 8 hours 12 Chairman, Luke Christie was present. project off with!
minutes
Commentary:
I was on my way to meet the
Muscular Dystrophy National
Chairman. I couldn’t explain how
excited I was to meet him!

Met MDA National Chairman Luke
June 22, 2011 Christie. Struck up a conversation I can’t wait to start
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM with him about our past Muscular raising money for
Total time: 1 hour Dystrophy walk-a-thon. He was Muscular Dystrophy.
excited when I told him that I was This is such a great
going to host a Muscular Dystrophy cause to support.
walk-a-thon.

Commentary:
Luke Christie is such a down to earth
human being. He is such an
inspiration and I am in awe of him.
He has motivated me to continue
with my senior project. I am excited,
now more than ever, for the fact that I
am helping individuals like Luke
Christie.

Drove back home from Nashville,
June 23, 2011 Tennessee. Time to start the senior
2:00 PM – 10:23 PM project!
Total time: 8 hours 23 Commentary:
minutes Learned a lot from this trip! I realized
how blessed I am and now I want to
go out and make a difference. I am
ready to start my senior project.

Brainstormed ideas for the walk-a-
August 13, 2011 thon. Made a checklist of items as Be organized. Make sure
5:30 PM – 7:02 PM well as people to contact for the walk- to accomplish
Total time: 1 hour 32 a-thon. Tried to narrow down where everything on the
minutes to host the event. checklist.

Commentary:
Right now, I am just in the planning
stages of hosting the walk-a-thon.
Although I have just started planning,
I have just realized how much work
will go into planning this event. My
checklist is quite long and I better get
started on it right away. As of yet, I
have not chosen where I want to host
the walk-a-thon. I will have to
conduct more research to find the best
place suited for this event.

Introduced the walk-a-thon to the
September 29, 2011 high school Beta Club. Talked about Everyone seems eager to
7:40 AM – 8:15 AM goals and plans for the event. be a part of my project.
Total time: 35 They are excited for the
minutes Commentary: great cause we are

I talked about the walk-a-thon today raising money for. I’m
in front of the entire Beta Club during hoping for the best!
one of their morning meetings. As
president of the club, I am the
chairperson for this event. The Beta
Club has supported the Muscular
Dystrophy Association for the past
two years. I will need the help of
people in the club to help during the
walk-a-thon.

Talked to the Beta Club again about
October 13, 2011 the walk-a-thon. Told them it was a Talk to Mrs. Orfale as
7:40 AM – 8:15 AM mandatory service project that they soon as possible. I need
Total time: 35 needed to attend and take part of. to choose the final date
minutes Encouraged them to start asking for and talk to Dr. Eddy
donations and raising money for the about using the stadium
event. to host the event.

Commentary:
I need to decide on the date of the
event soon. I’m trying to decide if I
want to hold the event between
January and February. I can’t believe
that the time is going by so fast. At
least I have been checking off a
couple of items from my checklist
along the way. I’m making progress
slowly but surely.

Talked to Mrs. Orfale about the date
October 14, 2011 in which to host the walk-a-thon. Make an appointment
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM Decided on January 21, 2012. She told next week with Dr.
Total time: 30 me to talk make an appointment with Eddy’s secretary. Must
minutes Dr. Eddy to reserve the track. reserve track as soon as
possible.
Commentary:
I need to make an appointment with
Dr. Eddy as soon as possible. I want
to make sure that there are no other
events planned for that day. I hope
the track will be free that time.

Tried to get an appointment with Dr.
October 17, 2011 Eddy to reserve the track for January Ask Mrs. Orfale to talk
2:30 PM – 2:50 PM 21, 2012. to Dr. Eddy to reserve
Total time: 20 the track.
minutes Commentary:
I was not able to get an appointment
because the secretary told me that I
needed my facilitator to talk to Dr.
Eddy to reserve the track. This was
much harder than I thought. I really
hope Dr. Eddy says yes!

Talked to Mrs. Orfale about the
October 18, 2011 scheduling program. She agreed to Wait for Dr. Eddy’s
1:30 PM – 1:50 PM talk to Dr. Eddy herself. response. Then, I can
Total time: 20 begin to finalize plans
minutes Commentary: for the walk-a-thon.
I think with Mrs. Orfale’s help, I will
be able to reserve the track. I hope
this all works out. I am quite nervous!

Talked to Mrs. Orfale and she was
October 19, 2011 successful in reserving the track for Start contacting people!
1:30 PM – 1:50 PM our desired date. Send out invites for the
Total time: 20 event. It is time to start
minutes Commentary: advertising.
I am so ecstatic! I officially have a
date and a place to host my event.
Now, I can finally start getting down
to the details and make this event a
success.

Told the Beta Club the official date of
November 10, 2011 the event. Informed them that they It is time to be creative! I
7:40 AM – 8:15 AM needed to clear their calendars and need eye-catching
Total time: 35 mark this date down. Told them that posters and simple fliers
minutes during the upcoming Christmas that will attract the
parade, we would be handing out attention of families and
fliers to families as we walk along the those that want to come
parade route. and support the
Muscular Dystrophy
Commentary: cause.
I need to make fliers and posters for
the upcoming Christmas parade. I
have a lot to do! I anticipate for there
to be a lot of people at the parade so I
need to make enough fliers to hand
out.

Made Muscular Dystrophy fliers to
December 2, 2011 hand out during the Cherokee Continue editing the
9:37 PM – 10:59 PM County Christmas parade. flier format! I am not
Total time: 1 hour 22 quite satisfied with the
minutes Commentary: look of the fliers yet.
It is definitely hard to make fliers that Something is missing, so
are small enough to fit all the I shall keep on editing
information necessary for the walk-a- the format and see what
thon. I don’t want to have a huge flier else I can add to make
because people don’t tend to pay the fliers more
attention to it as much. I want to attractive.
make a small little handout that goes
straight to the point. I feel that will be
a more effective way of coaxing
people to come to the event.

Made the fliers, printed them, and cut
December 3, 2011 them out. Also made posters to carry Great first promotional
1:00 PM – 6:00 PM during the parade advertising the spot. Need to keep on
Total time: 5 hours walk-a-thon. Handed out the fliers advertising. Get the
during the parade to a lot of families. word out around town!
This is going to be a big
Commentary: event.
Today was definitely a success! We
got to promote the event during the
Christmas parade. A lot of families
looked very interested and excited. I
think there will be a big turnout this
year. It was definitely tiring running
around handing out fliers, but it was
definitely worth it. I appreciate the
entire Beta Club helping me out with
the fliers. They made the task much
easier for me.

Sent out an email to local Muscular
December 26, 2011 Dystrophy representative, Erin Wait for response!
11:12 PM – 12:00 AM Dawkins.
Total time: 48
minutes Commentary:
I am trying to contact a local MDA
representative. I am hoping that she
will be able to help with my event. I
want to invite a family to come to the
walk-a-thon. I’ll have to ask her if she
knows families that would come to
the event. I hope she responds to me.
I am kind of nervous at the moment.
Deadline is nearing. Crunch time!

Made fliers to post around the school
December 27, 2011 and local shops. Print out posters soon.
7:00 PM – 10:34 PM Post fliers after
Total time: 3 hours 34 Commentary: Christmas break is over.
minutes I am going to post a lot of posters
around school so students will be
motivated to come. I am also making
the fliers to put in grocery stores such
as Kroger and restaurants such as
China Star, Brooklyn Joes, and Taco
Mac.

Emailed Ms. Dawkins again. She
January 3, 2012 responded to the last email I sent her. Great news! Ms.
10:28 PM – 11:37 PM Wrote a letter to give to the principals Dawkins responded.
Total time: 1 hour 9 of several schools. Made a Facebook Ask her for suggestions
minutes group for the event. and goodies to give
away at the walk-a-
Commentary: thon. Make
Ms. Dawkins was really ecstatic about appointments with the
the walk-a-thon I am going to host! principals around

She is really appreciative that I am Cherokee County.
supporting the Muscular Dystrophy Update Facebook group
cause. She wants to come and speak constantly. Keep people
to the Beta Club about volunteering up to date about the
for MDA summer camp. I think that event!
is a great idea! She also told me about
a Muscular Dystrophy walk that will
be held at Turner Field on March 24,
2012. I also wrote a letter to the
principals to advertise in different
schools. I need to make appointments
with principals around the county! I
know this is going to take a long time
especially with their busy schedules. I
hope they can fit me in so I can talk to
them for just a little bit about my
walk-a-thon. I really hope they will
support me and tell the rest of the
school about my event. I made a
Facebook group so that I could invite
everyone I know to the event. Some
people are already confirming the
invitation which is a good sign. I am
remaining hopeful!

Looked for t-shirt and sign place.
January 6, 2012 Found a phone number on a billboard Research on the internet
2:10 PM – 3:30 PM to call. Wrote a letter to the sponsors. for printing shops
Total time: 1 hour 20 around the area. Find a
minutes Commentary: place with reasonable
It is really hard to find a t-shirt and prices! Pick a day to go
sign place. Everything is so expensive out and ask for
right now. I called the phone number sponsorship for the
that was on the billboard, but the cost walk-a-thon.
was way too much. I guess I will have
to continue looking for more places to
make the t-shirts and the signs. I
wrote a letter to hand to sponsors
when I go around and ask for

donations. I had to make sure that all
the information for the event was on
the sheet. I am really hoping to get a
lot of sponsors and donations from
them. I hope they see what a great
cause we are raising money for. I will
definitely have to find a day to go
around Canton and talk to the
managers of the local shops.

Emailed Ms. Dawkins updating her
January 7, 2012 with the status of the walk-a-thon and Keep on working hard!
3:10 PM – 4:30 PM what I have accomplished so far. The Walk-a-thon is
Total time: 1 hour 20 Emailed Mrs. Orfale about what Ms. about 14 days away. It is
minutes Dawkins and I are talking about definitely crunch time!
which is to give out goodies for the
event and her coming to speak to the
Beta Club about Muscular Dystrophy.

Commentary:
Ms. Dawkins has been really helpful
throughout this process. She has
definitely been encouraging every
step of the way. Mrs. Orfale has also
been keeping me on track and has
been checking up on the status of the
event and what I have checked off of
the checklist.

Made a letter to the Fire Department
January 8, 2012 asking them to assist me during the Find a day to give the
8:43 PM – 10:24 PM walk-a-thon just in case of Fire Department the
Total time: 1 hour 41 emergencies and also to put the walk- letter. Preferably, as
minutes a-thon information on the billboard soon as possible.
sign in front of the Fire Station.

Commentary:

I’m asking the Fire Department for
help just in case there are any
accidents during the event. I want to
make sure there are medical
professional on hand at every
moment. Also, I think by asking them
to put the MDA information on their
billboard, more people will see it as
they drive by the Fire Station.

Inquired about t-shirts prices and
January 9, 2012 yard sign prices from Chandler Finalize design for t-
4:30 PM – 10:10 PM Graphics. Went to the Fire shirts and yard signs.
Total time: 5 hours 40 Department. Unfortunately, no one Find another day to go
minutes was available. Made t-shirt and yard to the Fire Department.
sign design.

Commentary:
I finally found a place where I can
print my t-shirts for the walk-a-thon
and a place to buy yard signs for a
much more reasonable price. I went
to the Fire Department today to give
them the letter, but no one was in the
station. I will come back another day
very soon.

Made a donation form for the walk-a-
January 10, 2012 thon. Wrote a newspaper article about Check up on Facebook
9:18 PM – 12:18 AM the Muscular Dystrophy Walk-a-thon group for the event!
Total time: 3 hours to go in the high school online Keep everyone up to
newspaper. date.

Commentary:
I wrote an article that was published
in the school online newspaper about
the walk-a-thon. A lot of people have

already read the article. I liked the
Muscular Dystrophy Association
page on Facebook in the past and
when I logged on today, they had a
link to my article for everyone to
read. I was so happy and surprised
that they found my article on the
Internet after I had just uploaded it a
couple of hours before.

Talked to the Fire Department and
January 13, 2012 asked them to be on hand at the walk- Good job checking off 2
3:45 PM – 8:20 PM a-thon and to put the information of items off of the checklist.
Total time: 4 hours 35 the walk-a-thon on their billboard. Keep it going! Only a
minutes Put up stakes all around Cherokee couple more days left
County at schools, in subdivisions, until the big event.
and at major intersections.

Commentary:
I have officially talked to the Fire
Department and they have graciously
agreed to help me with my project. I
couldn’t be more thankful for their
help. I also put up the yard signs all
across the County which was
definitely a challenge. It was so cold
tonight which made it harder to stick
the stakes in the ground. My hands
were frozen by the end of the night,
but it was all worth it. Now, I have
more advertising around town about
my project.

Talked to the manager at Kroger
January 14, 2012 asking for a donation of refreshments Go back to Kroger when
1:00 PM – 9:15 PM for the walk-a-thon. Went around to the head manager is
Total time: 8 hours 15 different stores in the Canton present.

minutes Marketplace area asking for
donations and sponsorship.
Published the Facebook event. Invited
people to the event.

Commentary:
Going around today was definitely
challenging. A lot of stores can only
donate through their corporate house
which made it hard when we were
asking for sponsorship. There were a
couple of places that did sponsor
which was so generous of them. The
Facebook page is up and running and
now people are confirming the
invitation.

Sent an email to all Beta members
January 15, 2012 with their assignments for the walk-a- Reinforce the email at
3:29 PM – 3:53 PM thon. the next meeting when
Total time: 24 talking about the MDA
minutes Commentary: walk-a-thon.
I want all the Beta members to know
their responsibilities ahead of time
and realize that this is a very
important event. I really hope they
take this seriously because I want the
event to run as smoothly as possible.

Emailed Ms. Dawkins back. She
January 17, 2012 informed me of a Muscular Need to get something
1:00 PM – 1:20 PM Dystrophy family attending the prepared to welcome
Total time: 20 event, the Gunnfamily. the Gunn family with. It
minutes is a huge honor to have
Commentary: them attend the event.
I am very excited that Ms. Dawkins
got an MDA family to come to the

event. I can’t wait to meet them and
get to know them. I’m sure they are
wonderful people.

Talked to Ms. Shugart and Mr.
January 18, 2012 Oglesby about giving their students Keep the refreshments
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM an incentive to come to the walk-a- in a safe place until the
Total time: 4 hours thon. Talked to the manager at event. 3 more days!
Kroger. They generously donated 10
cases of 24 pack water and 8 boxes of
18 pack granola bars all for free.

Commentary:
I hope that students come now that
Ms. Shugart and Mr. Oglesby are
offering extra credit for attending the
walk-a-thon. Also, I am so grateful to
Kroger for giving me such a huge
donation. It is amazingly kind and
generous of them and I can’t thank
them enough for their contribution to
my project.

Printed permission waivers and
January 20, 2012 registrations forms for the walk-a- Make sure to have
10:00 PM – 12:00 AM thon. Finalized details for tomorrow. music ready and all
Total time: 2 hours forms on hand. Bring
Commentary: pens and pencils for
I can’t believe the walk-a-thon is registration tables. Bring
actually tomorrow. All my hard work the list of jobs to keep
will finally be worth it once the event everyone organized and
begins. I am really nervous about the on task.
outcome. It is supposed to be horrible
weather tomorrow so I am scared that
we will not be able to host the walk-a-
thon in the track. Crossing my fingers
and hoping for the best!

Woke up early to cook some food to
January 21, 2012 serve to all the volunteers that came Raised $2,400 for
5:45 AM – 4 PM to the event. Got all the refreshments Muscular Dystrophy! So
10 hours 45 minutes loaded in the car. Arrived at school excited and so relieved
and it started pouring rain. Mrs. that the event was a
Orfale and I went to the high school success. I cannot believe
and scoped out a place we could hold how much money we
the event and we decided on the raised! I am so thankful
lunch room. We moved everyone to everyone that helped
from the track to the lunch room. me make this event a
Everything was set up and the event success. I could not have
finally started! I welcomed the done it without their
Schopmann and the Gunn family to endless help especially
the walk-a-thon. We played games my facilitator, Mrs.
such as musical chairs and relay Orfale.
games. We sold shamrocks and gave
out t-shirts. The event was a huge
success!

Commentary:
I couldn’t be happier with how today
went. Although we had to move the
location of the event in an instant,
that still did not damper any of our
moods. We trudged on and people
still showed up. I know for a fact that
the Schopmann and the Gunn family
enjoyed themselves greatly. We
raised a lot of money for Muscular
Dystrophy and I couldn’t ask for
anything more.

Thanked the Beta Club for all their
January 26, 2012 help during the Muscular Dystrophy It is great having a Beta
7:40 AM – 8:15 AM walk-a-thon. Club that helped me run
Total time: 35 my walk-a-thon
minutes Commentary: smoothly. Definitely

I am so proud of all my Beta members couldn’t have done all
and I am really thankful that they of this without their
came to support me as well as the help.
cause of Muscular Dystrophy.

Recognized at the State Beta
March 3, 2012 Convention by Angela Brown, MDA All my hard work and
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM representative, for raising the most stress was definitely
Total time: 4 hours money in the state. We were called worth it in the end. I got
the “lucky charm” of MDA. recognized for our huge
achievement and
Commentary: success in the walk-a-
I got a certificate from the Beta Club thon and I was able to
for taking part in the MDA service raise money for
project and hosting the walk-a-thon. I Muscular Dystrophy. I
was so ecstatic when Angela Brown would call that a
recognized our school in front of all success!
the Beta Clubs in the State of Georgia.

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