Proposal

__Project__

//Briefly describe your intended project.// I will volunteer with the National MS Walk 2010, on October 23-24th in Philadelphia. I will work with other volunteers giving out water, food, merchandise and checking the walkers in.

//Project Outcome or Goal// I will create an Animoto and a Mixbook to show the progress that I made along the way.The Animoto will be used in my presentation as a way to grab the viewers attention and make them more understand of the disease.

//Project Completion Strategies// I will put hours of lengthy research into finding out more information about Multiple Sclerosis. My Animoto will show more images and information about the disease. I will also be printing out brochures so students can read more about the disease.

//Project Resources and Materials// I will need access to a computer in order to complete my project//,// including the resources Dr. Valenza and Mr. Rodoff showed us in class such as Mixbook, Animoto, websites and other research tools.

__Research__

**Research Topic:** I will be researching how the founder of the Multiple Sclerosis Society raised awareness to bring light to the disease and how today because of her the MS walk, MS bike-a-thon, and other fund-raising and awareness building events are in progress.

**Essential Question: Who founded the National MS Society and what impact does she have on the progress made today?** **Prior Experience:** **Yes, my mother suffers from Multiple Sclerosis, so I have been exposed to the disease my whole life.** **Research Benefits:** **Not only will the people I am helping** **with the MS walk benefit from my research investigation, but I will gain a better understand of what my mother has to go through on a daily basis.** ===**Potential Sources:** **My first source was written by** Louis J. Vorhaus, who has a M.D. and works at Cornell University Medical College in New York. He specializes in Multiple Sclerosis and other nervous system diseases. From this source I will learn the beginning basics of MS, and the effects it has on those who suffer from it. It also tells me symptoms and the types of MS which broadens my understanding of the disease. My second source is written by **William J. Weiner who was a** Professor of Neurology, at the University of Miami for 20 years. Dr. Weiner is in expert in diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and is now the head of Neurology at the University of Maryland. From this article I learned that MS is caused by plate like areas of scar that appear throughout the myelin and interfere with the signals to the nerves, which causes the body pain, and suffering. My third source is about the woman who made the MS society possible, Sylvia Lawry. This article give a mini biography about her raising awareness of MS and all things she accomplished in her life.===