Now that you have done your research, which topic would you like to focus on for your service project? Describe the topic you have chosen and provide facts and details about why this issue is important to your local community.

Answer: I would like to raise awareness of the plight of the Florida panther. I would like to get people involved in helping protect its natural habitat. More than one hundred panthers die each year, many due to accidents with moving automobiles. Because their habitats have been taken away from them, they are forced to cross roads to look for food or breeding grounds.