BLUE RIBBON RUN/WALK 5K Jack Fuller, Carly Kirk, Rayvin Ewers, Naomi Belcher, Miranda McCormick

Overview ■5K hosted at Smother’s to raise awareness for child abuse. ■Goal: To raise money and awareness for child abuse. ■Funding needed: $686.70

Identified Need ■Nationally in ,000 children were abused, about 1,520 kids died (National Children’s Alliance). ■On Average in 2014 statewide in KY there were 58,114 cases of child abuse. On average 477 cases per county. Daviess County had 1,334 cases in 2014 (Prevent Child Abuse-Kentucky). Year Number of Cases 1, ,1471,1241,266 Specific to Daviess County (Prevent Child Abuse-Kentucky)

Project Description ■5K at Smother’s Park for child abuse awareness ■Advertisement: –Local high schools –Radio infomercial –Fliers at restaurants ■Runner Fee: –$25 for 18+ –$20 for under 18 –+$10.00 for shirt ■Registration online –(2 weeks prior) ■Race Day for runners –30 minutes early –Take the pledge –Waiver –Medals for top 10 racers ■Police and EMTs

Project Description Cont. Objectives: 1.Reach out to the Owensboro/Daviess county area to raise awareness for child abuse. 2.Promote child abuse awareness and get 500+ Owensboro/Daviess County citizens to pledge to speak against child abuse and to stand up for child rights. 3.Host a 5K at Smother’s Park to raise money and awareness for child abuse. 4.Donate money raised to CASA.

Project Description Cont. ■Target Audience: –500+ Owensboro/Daviess County citizens ■Partner Organizations: –Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)

Benefit ■Spread awareness to stop child abuse ■Make people more alert for cases ■Raise money for CASA ■When you let the public know how their community is affected by this then they will respond by trying to contribute to the cause (Children’s Bureau). ■Taking the Pledge can work as a form of 'pre-commitment', a psychological strategy for sticking to goals we may otherwise be tempted to give up (Centre for Effective Altruism).

Implementation ■Timeline: March – Planning community benefit April – Advertise race May – Final race preparation ■Student Responsibilities: –Get 4-5 people to sign up –Assist participants in the sign-in process –Help participants get their shirts

Implementation Cont. ■Obstacles: 1.Supervision 2.Advertisement at restaurants 3.Police presence and road shutdowns 4.Hosting Space 5.Injuries at event

Funding  Total: $  Potential Funders: LSA Chick-fil-A

Conclusion ■5K hosted at Smother’s to raise awareness for child abuse. ■Goal: To raise money and awareness for child abuse. ■Funding needed: $686.70

Sources ■ Centre for Effective Altruism. (nd). Why a Pledge? [accessed March ]. Retrieved from ■Children’s Bureau. (nd). Preventing Community Violence. [accessed March 24, 2016]. Retrieved from community-violence/ ■Kentucky Youth Advocates. (2014). Number Of Reports To DCBS Meeting Criteria For Child Abuse/Neglect. [accessed March 15, 2016]. Retrieved from meeting-criteria- for-child-abuse- neglect?loc=19&loct=2#detailed/5/2953/false/36,868,867,133,38/any/ ■National Children’s Alliance. (2014). National Statistics on Child Abuse. [accessed March 2, 2016]. Retrieved from statistics-child-abuse

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