1. 1550 Owens Store Road
Canton, GA 30115
April 15 2012
Judges, Senior Project
Creekview High School
1550 Owens Store Road
Canton, GA 30115
Dear Judges:
Hello, my name is Alaina Beck. I am a Varsity Cheerleader and an active member in the
National Honors Society. To be a part of these to programs I had to do a good bit of community
service. The cheerleaders raised money for breast cancer and with the National Honors Society
you are required to have at least 15 hours of community service. These hours led me to my pick
my Senior Project, to help plan the YMCA Fall Classic.
The YMCA Fall Classic is a race that raises money for Partner with Youth, which is an
organization that, based on income and other circumstances, helps families pay for memberships
and send their kids to camp. My research paper was on the history of the YMCA because I felt
that if I was going to help raise money for an organization I should know how they began and
what they stand for. One of the obstacles I encountered was setting up meeting dates with my
facilitator, which I overcame by meeting him on the weekends. Another obstacle was finding
time to actually complete my project with my busy schedule, which I conquered by working after
my shifts at the Y and sometimes bringing it home. My last obstacle was actually getting up so
early on the day of the race, which I just had to get over and do. The race was successful and
raised almost $500 to go towards Partner with Youth.
The reason I chose this topic was because coming into my senior year I wanted to be a
director in a non-profit organization and help raise money for them. During this process I learned
that I am a well organized and sometimes it takes some real dedication for me to work on
something that I have no interest in. About halfway through the project I discovered that this was
not a career field I wanted to get into. I discovered that I wanted to get into physical therapy. I
plan to attend North Georgia and receive my Masters in Physical Therapy and Biology.
While I would have rather done other things with my time, I do think that the senior
project is a good idea. It also does help some seniors save money, like in my case I learned this
was nothing I wanted to do with my life so I saved time and money by not having to switch
majors. Thank you for your time and attention.
Sincerely,
Alaina Beck