*The Beauty of the Finished Product*

Welcome to the "Give a Week, Change a Life" blogspot. It is a joy to have you as a visiting reader and I hope you enjoy each entry.

Allow me to introduce myself. I am a young lady by the name of Ranata Hughes who loves writing. Be it songs, poetry, articles, blogs etc; I always have a good time putting words together. I am an undergraduate student at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University where I am majoring in public relations, with a minor in elementary education.

I am also a youth pastor, recording artist and fashion designer (by hobby). I try to keep a safe balance of things between my careers, aspirations and academics, although it is not always an easy thing to do.

The motivation for this blog spot is a course that I am currently taking called "Public Relations Methods, PUR 3105", in which The other students and I were given an individual project to work on during the semester.

The professor has instructed us to come up with a special event in which we must spearhead, planning every detail of the event from the company who hired us to plan it, to what it is about, where it will be held, who will be there and how will we get them there.

Sounds exciting right? Well, wait until you read what I have come up with. The event that I am planning caters to children who are in foster care. The title of my event is "Give a Week, Change a Life Expedition" and its purpose is to give foster children a winning chance to be adopted.

Another important focus of the expedition is to raise a huge amount of money that will go towards the construction and maintenance of orphanage homes/facilities within the North Florida area, while having fun as the money is raised. Although this is just a class project to equip me for my future career in public relations, I happen to be honestly passionate about foster children finding a good home.

The "Give a Week, Change a Life Expedition" will be held in the great city of Tallahassee, Fla., and will be promoted periodically on this blog. I am definitely excited about this project and I look forward to the beauty of the finished product.