Firm’s scholarship aims for brain-injury awareness

PROVIDENCE – The law firm of Marasco & Nesselbush LLP has launched a Brain Injury Prevention Scholarship for students in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts.
The intent is to raise awareness about brain injuries by asking students to produce public service announcement videos highlighting the issue of brain injuries or tumors and focusing on prevention.
The firm is a personal injury and Social Security Disability law firm serving Rhode Island and Southern New England. It plans to offer six college scholarships – three $1,000 scholarships and three $500 scholarships – to the students who produce the best 30-second videos. A first place and second place winner will be selected in each state.
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“As attorneys committed to the health and safety of the communities we serve, we are excited to inspire the creativity of students to highlight the very real dangers of concussions, traumatic brain injuries and other types of brain disorders,” said firm co-founder and partner, Donna M. Nesselbush, in a statement.
Giving out the scholarships in connection with that work “is another rewarding aspect of the competition,” Nesselbush said.
Each entrant must produce an original 30-second public service announcement video that addresses one of three topics: concussions and head injuries and what should be done if someone suffers one; a “Day in the Life of Someone with a Brain Injury;” and
“Compassion for Caregivers,” which would focus on the family and friends of people living with a traumatic brain injury or other brain disorder.
Winners will be selected based on scoring by a panel of community judges and by voting on social media. Videos will be uploaded to YouTube and placed on the firm’s website. Visitors to the site will choose and share their favorite videos by sending links via social media along with the hashtag #PreventBrainInjury2015.
The competition is open to high school seniors in Rhode Island, Connecticut or Massachusetts, and students currently enrolled at a two-year or four-year college or university in those states. Entries are due by 11:59 p.m. on March 31. Winners will be announced in mid-April.
“We are confident that the young people of Southern New England will generate innovative and spirited ways to spread the word about brain injury and prevention,” Nesselbush said. “We look forward to viewing their creative videos.”

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