RUGBY FESTIVAL NETS ALMOST $500














THE MARYVILLE BOYS WERE ONE OF THE PARTICIPATING TEAMS.

KNOXVILLE - PLENTY OF FOLKS DIDN'T MIND A LITTLE CHILLY WEATHER TO SEE SOME RUGBY ACTION SATURDAY, DEC 10, 2011.

THE HOLIDAY RUGBY FESTIVAL AT THE TENNESSEE RUGBY PARK FEATURED GIRLS AND BOYS GAMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. MORE THAN $470 WAS RAISED FOR PROJECT 20/20 TO PASS ALONG TO THE AMERICAN PARKINSON'S DISEASE ASSOCIATION'S NATIONAL YOUNG-ONSET CENTER.

THANKS TO ALL THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED.

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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.