Doggie Food--Help Project One

Name:  Molly Walsh

Project Leader Name:  Ellen Jetland

Project Milestone Dates:  May 2-May 13


What is the objective of this project?

The objective for this project is to get students at Aviaton to donate pet food for the Seattle Animal Shelter.  The dogs and cats there are in need of food and the shelter is accepting donations for the animals.  Ellen, the leader of the project voulnteers at the animal shelter and is compelled to help the dogs and cats in in need.  Along with being a pet food drive, this project is going to be a competition between the grades.  Each person that donates gets spirit points that goes to the grade that they are in.



How does your project align with our mission and goals as a class?

In leadership we are encouraged to think about other people than ourselves and to help the needy.  These pets at the Seattle Animal Shelter are in need of food and it is possible that Aviation can help those pets get the food they need. 



What is your role going to be in the project?

I have already made many posters for the pet food drive to advertise and let people know where and when the drive is.  I am also going to the cafeteria in the morning on some days and helping Ellen collect the food that people donate.



How are you and your group going to hold each other accountable for work getting done throughout the project?

I am going to help Ellen with whatever that she tells me to do.  Since she is the boss and I am helping her, I am just going to do whatever she needs help with.  Ellen is very passionate and excited about this project and will get all the work that needs to be done completed for the project.



What do you see as being the largest obstacle for your group?

I think that the largest obstacle is that not very many people will donate and or may not have pet food.  They may not have pets, so they do not have any pet food to bring.  Other people just may forget to bring food, or they may not know the drive is going on.



What is the plan for overcoming these obstacles?

To avoid the problem of people not donating, I want to make and hang a lot of signs so that the whole school knows about it so that they can donate.  Also, I will help spread it through word of mouth so that people will have another way of knowing about the drive, incase they didn't see the posters.