Blog # 13: 20 Percent Project Final Presentation

     This is the video that I made to present as the result of the 20 Percent Project. After working on this project for an entire school year I made a video to represent my work. The original idea for the project was to create a documentary on my experiences in the pro-life field. However, I was unable to do all the things I had hoped I could do. I had originally hoped to visit pregnancy centers, attend workshops, visit abortion centers, get testimonies, and create a documentary for my project. My project took an unexpected turn when I decided to create a new group on campus called Students for Life. I worked for about 4 months to go through the application process and to plan the group. I had hoped to do other things but the application process took a lot longer than I thought it would. Although we are not officially a group on campus we have come a long way. I am really proud of the end result of my 20 Percent Project because I would consider it a success. Thanks to the help of my friends, teachers, principal, parents, and Students for Life of America I was able to create this video. This video is a reflection of the journey to form Students for Life and the people that have helped and inspired me. A big thank you to all who have inspired me! 

Blog # 12: One Week Left!

     The end of the 20 Percent Project is very near. After working on this project for the entire year I will get to present to the teacher and the entire class what I have done. The purpose of the project was originally to make somebody's life better. I'm not exactly sure if I did make somebody's life better but I do know that I inspired others. As the project comes to an end I realize that I really shifted a lot from my original vision of the project. I started with the idea that I was going to visit a lot of places, meet a lot of people, and gain insight on the pro-life movement. I wanted to visit a lot of places and videotape a lot but it turned out really hard to attend events. My busy schedule and lack of transportation to places prevented me from doing as much as I would've liked. Although I might sound like I didn't achieve my goal I would say that I exceeded it. I did something that I never would've thought I could do; I started a club called Students for Life. Students for Life is the final result of my pro-life project and it is the best thing I could have done. 

     I am really proud to present the end result of my project as a club I started. The problem that I faced last week was figuring out how to present the project. I knew I wanted to do a video but I had no idea what I wanted to include in it. Once I came up with the idea it took me a while to put it into action. The problem that I had this week and that I still have today is getting the video clips for my video. I began to practice recording on my video camera with my friend but after entering the SD card in my computer I realized that my computer could not view the videos. I could hear the audio but I had no visual. It took me a long time to figure out alternative means to recording. It was something so simple that turned out to be so complicated. I am currently using my dad's tablet to record. I have begun recording the people I want in my video but I still have a lot more people to record. My challenge the week before the presentation is to create the video.

Blog # 11: Result of Flower Sale

       

  On Mother's Day my mom and I spent the day selling flowers at our church St. Justin Martyr. It was really nice because it was our bonding day together. However, we had a huge lack of volunteers. I was not the main organizer for this event so I only asked a few people to volunteer since I thought that other people were going to be there. When I got there only two people were there. Throughout the whole day we only had a total of 5 volunteers. We were able to sell a lot of flowers throughout the morning but we had a lot of flowers leftover. I was really disappointed by the lack of participation. Although we made good profit I believe we could have done better if more people would've been there. To be honest this discouraged me a bit. However, I took it as another motivation to continue what I'm doing. I want to continue to inspire others through my work because the reality is that we need more active pro-life believers. 

    

     Apart from that I have a lot of really good news. A while back I submitted an application to have my blog a part of prolifeblogs.com and I got a notification that my blog was added to their website. I was really excited about this because it meant that my little blog could have the chance to reach a broader audience. The blogs there are really good and its just amazing to see my blogs name on there. Another amazing email that I received was the confirmation of the Survivors Training Camp during the summer. I got the packet to fill out now. I'm really excited to be attending a pro-life camp in the summer and I am very fortunate that I got a spot. The past week I came up with a really good idea to do for my project and I need to start taking footage. My project presentation is going to be absolutely amazing!

Blog # 10: Three Weeks Left!

     I have been making progress but I just realized that I am running out of time. I am excited about the progress but feeling a little cramped on time. I need more time. I have about two weeks to present the project and although I have done a lot of small activities I don't have any real hard material since I haven't taken many videos or pictures. The biggest step in my project, which was taking the initiative to start the group, took a lot longer than I expected. It actually took up about two months of my project. I am super excited that the paperwork has been sent but I am anxious to get a response back. I really wish I could have the club approved before the presentation but that is highly unlikely. I am very optimistic about the club getting approved but I do dread that the application will be denied. Either way, I have to think of something else to do for the presentation. I have a couple of ideas but I need to pick one and figure out how to do it.

     However, I have an upcoming event. On May 11th I will be selling flowers outside of mass at my church for Mother's Day. A lot of mothers give up their babies for abortion but we want to celebrate all the mothers that said no to abortion. All of the profits of the flower sale will be going to pro-life pregnancy centers. This will be considered the first event of Rebels for Life. It is an example of further activities we will be doing. I hope we can raise a lot of money!

Happy Mother's Day to all those who chose life.