Please contact Dr. Works (keworks@fsu.eu) for additional help: Submission navigation links for Research Symposium Program Portal WF ‹ Previous submission Next submission › Submission information Submission Number: 249 Submission ID: 9097 Submission UUID: c6e3bd71-35dc-4f94-a5a6-2007af86a4d9 Submission URI: /student-research/symposium/research-symposium-program-portal Submission Update: /student-research/symposium/research-symposium-program-portal?token=O9tbjw-8JoWuWFCibVDrpbBmta4qRUI4VIFQZnhOKvs Created: Mon, 02/02/2026 - 02:40 PM Completed: Mon, 02/02/2026 - 02:40 PM Changed: Fri, 04/03/2026 - 03:13 PM Remote IP address: 150.176.68.200 Submitted by: Anonymous Language: English Is draft: No Webform: Research Symposium Program Portal WF Submitted to: Student Research Symposium Program Portal Primary Student Contact First Name Primary Student Contact Last Name Pronouns Primary Student Contact FSU Student Email Photo of all individuals presenting this work Screenshot 2026-02-02 at 1.40.08 PM.png780.67 KB Remove Upload requirementsOne file only.2 MB limit. Major(s) of all individuals presenting this work Bio of all individuals presenting this work My name is Lorelai Adair and I am currently in my junior year at Arnold High School. At Arnold I take part in many service based clubs and I am also a varsity cheerleader. I really love getting involved in the community, so I do try and volunteer as much as possible. Specifically, I love to work with children with special needs and give as much extra help that I can. My future goal is to go to university to pursue being a lawyer, and attend law school at NYU. Poster Title Abstract The general Floridian public lacks even basic knowledge of epilepsy, despite its undeniable prevalence in that area. This is worrisome as where there is a lack of awareness, there is also minimal amounts of support. Indeed, this is reflective of how support programs differ in Florida compared to other parts of the United States. Appearing in conjunction, Florida has a low amount of community instigated awareness events. These allow for people to band together in support of a common cause; the fundamental cornerstone of advocacy. By making changes to increase efforts in that state, it becomes possible to create tangible and positive change. What begins with community engagement can lead to larger changes. The experiment was a cyclic action research modeled intervention. Its goal was to foster community awareness and financial support for a local program that uplifts people with disabilities. The event conducted was a 2k Fun Run located in Panama City Beach, Fl. It was hosted through my nonprofit organization and all collected donations were given to help people with special needs. The procedure included establishing a nonprofit organization, acquiring all necessary permits, advertising, and establishing the final event logistics. Measurements of the event’s effectiveness were specifically found in the amount of community involvement and the collected donation amounts. Data collection is of a mixed methods format. Quantitative data included donations totaling $2139.53 with 50-60 participants at the run. Qualitative data included personal observations of joy from participants surmised from the witnessed hugs, high fives and cheering. Research Mentor Name Research Mentor's College (or High School) Research Mentor's Department (or Subject) Research Mentor's Email Additional Research Mentor(s) Co-presenter(s) Keywords Poster Session/Number Work Complete Exploratory (the research question has been identified and design of approach is outlined) Presentation Modality Face to Face Poster session Synchronous Online Presentation Asynchronous Online Presentation Poster PDF or Powerpoint AHS_Template.pptx-2.pdf1.28 MB Remove Upload requirementsOne file only.100 MB limit. Poster Thumbnail Poster.png598.45 KB Remove Upload requirementsOne file only.2 MB limit. I will be printing my poster CAPTCHA What code is in the image? Enter the characters shown in the image. This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions. Save Leave this field blank
