2019 StrikeoutPD! Challenge
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Date(s) - 04/01/2019 – 04/30/2019
All day
Join Major League Baseball’s Trevor Richards in the Blechman Foundation’s fifth annual baseball challenge, “Strikeout PD!”
During April 2019, Miami Marlins’ starting pitcher Trevor Richards is teaming with the Blechman Foundation in the fifth annual baseball challenge to raise funds for Parkinson’s disease research and community awareness about PD.
Individuals and companies are encouraged to pledge money for every strikeout by Trevor in April. All of the funds raised in the Challenge go towards PD research.
Don’t wait, make your pledge today! #StrikeoutPD
The connection in April between the Baseball Challenge and PD is natural. April is National Parkinson’s Awareness Month and the start of the Major League Baseball season. Parkinson’s disease is a movement disorder that robs its victims of strength, agility and mobility, the very physical capabilities required to strikeout Major League Baseball hitters.
The “Strikeout PD!” Challenge marks the fifth consecutive year that the Blechman Foundation has teamed with a Major League Baseball player to raise awareness of and research funding for PD. The Challenge has attracted national and local television and print media coverage. Check out the Press Center for some of the past television coverage regarding our Challenge.
The Blechman Foundation is an IRS 501(c)(3) non-profit national charitable organization. Since its inception in 2012, the Foundation has raised approximately $300,000 for PD research and funded 7 grants, one of which led to a scientific breakthrough in PD treatment and two published papers in leading scientific journals. The Foundation’s mission is to provide early stage funding to identify and develop effective neuroprotective drugs and therapies, which will delay or stop the progression of the disease in the brain and prevent or slow the physical symptoms of the disease. PD afflicts about one million people in the U.S. annually.
The Blechman Foundation is grateful for the support of Dan Straily and Trevor Richards in this year’s “Strikeout PD!” Challenge. #TeamBlechman #Bstrong #StrikeOutPD Learn more about Tevor Richards! View the table below illustrating total pledge amounts based on the number of Trevor’s strikeouts in April 2019.
| Number of Strikeouts | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 |
| Pledge Per Strikeout | Total Donation for April | ||||||
| $ 10.00 | $ 30.00 | $ 60.00 | $ 90.00 | $ 120.00 | $ 150.00 | $ 180.00 | $ 210.00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ 25.00 | $ 75.00 | $ 150.00 | $ 225.00 | $ 300.00 | $ 375.00 | $ 450.00 | $ 525.00 |
| $ 50.00 | $ 150.00 | $ 300.00 | $ 450.00 | $ 600.00 | $ 750.00 | $ 900.00 | $ 1,050.00 |
| $ 75.00 | $ 225.00 | $ 450.00 | $ 675.00 | $ 900.00 | $ 1,125.00 | $ 1,350.00 | $ 1,575.00 |
| $ 100.00 | $ 300.00 | $ 600.00 | $ 900.00 | $ 1,200.00 | $ 1,500.00 | $ 1,800.00 | $ 2,100.00 |
| $ 250.00 | $ 750.00 | $ 1,500.00 | $ 2,250.00 | $ 3,000.00 | $ 3,750.00 | $ 4,500.00 | $ 5,250.00 |
| $ 500.00 | $ 1,500.00 | $ 3,000.00 | $ 4,500.00 | $ 6,000.00 | $ 7,500.00 | $ 9,000.00 | $ 10,500.00 |
| $ 750.00 | $ 2,250.00 | $ 4,500.00 | $ 6,750.00 | $ 9,000.00 | $ 11,250.00 | $ 13,500.00 | $ 15,750.00 |
| $ 1000.00 | $ 3,000.00 | $ 6,000.00 | $ 9,000.00 | $ 12,000.00 | $ 15,000.00 | $ 18,000.00 | $ 21,000.00 |
* Please note that the table above is for illustrative purposes only.
| Games | 5 |
|---|---|
| Strikeouts | 28 |