The Society of Friendly Fellows Donations to the
National Parkinson Foundation Equals $6,562.52

For Immediate Release

July 20, 2011

Contact:    Ellen Hubrig
                 The Society of Friendly Fellows
                 865-661-5068
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Knoxville, TN –  The second quarter donations from the Society of Friendly Fellows were sent into the National Parkinson Foundation on June 9th and after two years the donations equal $6,562.52.

One day after the April hail storm in Knox County the 2nd Annual National Parkinson Foundation Fundraiser/Throw Back Double Header Baseball event was still held at the Farragut High School. Two brothers’ who used to play for Farragut Baseball and took the team to the State Championships in the 1980’s are both afflicted with the disease. There was a silent auction and vendors at the event; where donations equaled $2,500.00.

Many thanks to Best Buy for the donation of their 42” flat screen TV, the Davis Family YMCA sponsored the T-Shirts, Bonefish Grill, Buffalo Wild Wings, Knoxville Women’s Rugby Club, Innovasan Corporation, MaryLou King-Silpada, Haze & Company, Pam Lambert-Tastefully Simple, Wow Massage, Side Splitters, Peerless, Shrimp Dock in Farragut, Lakeside Tavern, Tennessee State Bank, Abuelo’s, Innovation Services Inc., Exodus Chiropractic, Bent Creek Golf Village, Ripley’s Aquarium, Ober Gatlinburg, Mr. & Mrs. Collins.

Donations to Parkinson’s is always greatly appreciated and can be sent to The Society of Friendly Fellows 342 Mapletree Drive, Knoxville Tennessee 37934. Write the  check to the National Parkinson Foundation or go to www.friendlyfellows.com and make your donation on-line.