On June 18th, 2012 Trace Knight lost his three year fight against pediatric congenital heart disease – CHD – after 5 open heart surgeries, 7 catheter procedures and nearly half his life in the hospital. CHD is the number 1 birth defect and is the leading cause of defect related infant deaths. However, relatively speaking CHD receives the least amount of funding. Please help us in our fight against CHD.
Our initial focus is raising money to develop a new pediatric mitral valve that can be replaced in the catheter lab versus open heart surgery. In order to accomplish this goal we have partnered with Dr. Joshua Kanter Director of Children’s National Medical Center Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories and is also serves as Program Director for Children’s national Heart Institute. Dr. Kanter and his team are leading a research project to develop the new mitral valve. We are 25% of the way towards our initial funding goal of $200,000.
Our Mission
raise awareness and provide funding for research projects to develop cures and therapies for children with pediatric congenital heart disease
Our Board of Directors
Ashley Knight Executive Director Daryl Knight President
Billy Willis Treasurer Douglas Walker Secretary
Whitney Willis Vice President Dereck Janes Vice President
Nicole Janes Vice President Walt McCreary Vice President
Matt Spedden Vice President Melinda Spedden Vice President
None of our Board Members receive any compensation from Team Trace. 100% of all proceeds are donated. In less than a year Team Trace and our supporters have raised $50,000+
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Email team.trace@yahoo.com for more information. Donations are accepted via cash, check or credit card.