Melody Pickens

My time at Shepherd is nearing its end, and now it is time for me to start thinking about my final project, my Capstone. While I've been here, I've grown, developed, learned, and loved more than I ever have before. One thing that changed my life for the better was finding my rescue kitten, Phoebe. She's the absolute sweetest cat, and has helped me develop responsibilities and learning to put her needs above my own. Having adopted a kitten, and realizing the amount of responsibility it takes to take care of an animal. I love being a pet owner so much, that for my Capstone I want to help people begin their journey of becoming a new owner. I've spoken with the Animal Welfare Society of Jefferson County , and they have agreed to let me work with them for my project. I'm meeting with them this week to discover their needs, but I'm hoping to help them develop a social media campaign that will strengthen their presence in Jefferson County and the surrounding areas, ...

Author Info: Name: Melody Pickens Date: 01/24/2019 Considerations Goal: To raise funding for research into stage 4 metastatic breast cancer in hopes of finding a cure. Situation: Audience: My priority public(s) are people who have been affected by breast cancer, people who are interested in furthering research on stage 4 metastatic breast cancer, and people who believe in finding a cure to breast cancer. So what? Because 1 in 8 women have been diagnosed with breast cancer, and 1 in 3 turns metastatic. So, the majority of people have been affected by breast cancer either themselves or through a loved one. Objective: My primary objectives for this piece are to bring awareness to METAvivor and the research that they fund. I also want to encourage more donations. Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer receive little funding despite the fact that so many families are affected by it. Key messages: ·       Necessity of funding for research into stage 4 m...