PROJECT 20/20

PROJECT 20/20 IS LOOKING FOR 20 KNOXVILLE-AREA HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY OR CLUB SPORTS TO HOLD FUNDRAISERS FOR YOUNG-ONSET PARKINSON'S DISEASE.

FARRAGUT'S BASEBALL TEAM ALREADY HOSTS AN ANNUAL EVENT FOR THE NATIONAL PARKINSON ASSOCIATION.

THE MARYVILLE RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB BECAME THE FIRST TEAM INVOLVED WITH PROJECT 20/20 IN OCTOBER 2011.

ON NOV. 2, 2011, THE PIGEON FORGE HIGH BASEBALLL TEAM BECAME THE SECOND. BASEBALL TEAMS FROM ANDERSON COUNTY AND SEYMOUR high schools FOLLOWED SUIT.

PROJECT 20/20 IS WORKING ON GAINING NON-PROFIT STATUS. IT IS TEAMING UP WITH THE AMERICAN PARKINSON DISEASE ASSOCIATION'S NATIONAL YOUNG ONSET CENTER.

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PURPOSE

THE PURPOSE OF PROJECT 20/20 IS TO RAISE MONEY TO FIND A CURE FOR YOUNG-ONSET PARKINSON'S DISEASE.

OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE 20 HIGH SCHOOL SPORTING EVENTS THROUGHOUT TENNESSEE HOLDING FUND-RAISING EVENTS BY THE YEAR 2020.

WE STARTED WELL A FEW YEARS AGO, WITH DONATIONS FROM THE GATE AT A RUGBY FESTIVAL AND FOUR BASEBALL GAMES IN THE FIRST YEAR.

PROJECT 20/20 IS NOW UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE THE KNOXVILLE-BASED KiMe FUND (http://www.kimecnd.org/) AS THEY FOCUS ON MOVEMENT DISORDERS, RAISING FUNDS PRIMARILY FOR PD.

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SUCCESSFUL NIGHT

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5th Annual Throwback Doubleheader at Farragut High to raise money for the KiMe Fund was held Thursday, April 24 and featured a featured a tripleheader. Bearden vs.Gibbs, CAK vs. McMinn Central and and the Admirals against Oak Ridge helped raise more than $950 through donations at the gate.

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IN FOUR PREVIOUS EVENTS HOSTED BY THE ADMIRALS, MORE THAN $5,000 HAS BEEN RAISED TO HELP FIND A CURE FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE.