And the research begins..

So, now that I have my proposal finished and it has been reviewed by my director, Monica, I have began researching various topics related to my project.

First I began researching potential venues for the benefits events that I am planning. I found the following locations for the dinner:

• South Fork Ruritan building, Oak Flat. This is the locations of most of the PHWWO meetings. This location is inexpensve, and since a few of the PHWWO volunteers are Ruritan members, the location can be use for free. The president and vice president (my dad) are both members, so they would be the contact for this.
• Pendleton County High School, Franklin, WV. The high school's cafeteria is used for several benefit dinners. Since Franklin is a central location for the county residence, this may be a better option so the community outreach can be more wide spread. The phone number for the highschool is 304-358-2573 and the contct for this would be Sam Yokum.
• Sugar Grove Naval Base, Sugar Grove, WV. Since the PHWWO is a military related organization, they hold several events at the base when there are wounded warrior visits. I think that it is a good idea to have the navy community invovled with the group benefit since they tend to not be as active in the community outside the base. However, this location is on one side of the county, making it harder for the group to reach out to everyone. The contact that I found for this location is Keith Hill and he can be reached at 304-249-5667.