Event(s) Summary
Number of Events Organized During Brain Awareness Week:
1
Year:
2017
Type of Events Held:
- Exhibit
Target Audiences:
- Elementary school students(1-5)
- General Public
- University students
Approximate Number of People Reached:
450
Details of Major Brain Awareness Week Events/Activities:
The AmeriBrain – The world’s most realistic walk through brain was exhibited on the campus of Southern Adventist University to educate university students and local elementary school students and their families of the importance of caring for the brain and brain research. The guided walk-through exhibit featured areas of the brain involved in movement, hearing, touch, and personality. Highlighted information included, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases, concussion, brain blood flow, aneurysm, epilepsy, Meningitis, headaches, ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes. Attendees expressed appreciation for the opportunity to tour the brain and many asked if we were planning to bring the exhibit back next year.
Event Planning & Publicity
Publicity Methods Used:
- Posters/Flyers
- Press Release/Media Advisory
- Website
Which of These Publicity Methods Was The Most Successful?
Resources
What other downloadable materials would you like the Foundation to provide?
- Fact Sheets
- New Puzzles/Games
- New Coloring Sheets
Feedback & Keys to Success
How do you feel BAW participation benefited your organization and the local community?
An upcoming university publication that is distributed to both alumni and the general public will feature an article about Brain Awareness Week and the AmeriBrain exhibit.
