Google Mapping Project

Well I finally got all my group situation figured out and finalized. For my social media class we are doing a Google mapping project. I will discuss our project and give a time line for what we are going to accomplish. Our project is based around the pound for pound challenge. This pound for pound challenge is a huge deal and has been talked about on television “The Biggest Loser,” and is involved with Feeding America and many food companies are involved. I know that many of these companies are probably making a lot of money from this and is partially a marketing, advertising and PR campaign but we are trying to focus on the positives. Basically for every pound you pledge to lose through June 13, 2010 the pound for pound challenge will donate 14 cents to Feeding America. The money made will be used to buy groceries for those in need. I know this does not attack the root cause of hunger and just sort of puts a band-aid on the problem, it is a start. Here is the Pound for Pound challenges website for further information on it.

http://pfpchallenge.com/Default.aspx

Our mapping project will be used to help out people who want to be part of this and to help raise awareness of this project in the Winter Park area. Orlando is in 15th place if you like the idea of competition for this project and this project will map out gyms, restaurants, parks, and other places that would help people to lose weight so some money will be donated. We will map out these places and give a description of how they can help out this cause as well as a picture so people can find these places and get working on them. For example, we will map restaurants that have healthy food and highlight gyms that might have special trial offers so people can get started.

We met as a group to finalize this project this past Friday and this is what we decided on. We wanted to have information posted on our blogs by today, as well as have our pins placed on the map and start writing about the places. On Monday we want to have everything on the map including pictures, descriptions and anything else we need and practice our presentation before Tuesday when we will present our project.