SUNDAY AUGUST 2^nd 2015

11AM – 3PM

OLD OUTLETS PINEY NARROWS,

Exit 41 off Rte 50

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT,

FARM EQUIPMENT, SPECIALTY CARS.

Face Painting, Food, Vendors

$5 PER PERSON / Infants under 1 year free

FOOD AND DRINK AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE

Parking available onsite and under the Kent Narrows Bridge

All proceeds donated to Children’s Nation Medical Center in support of the Pediatric Congenital Heart valve research project

JOIN THE FIGHT AGAINST PEDIATRIC CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE

Date: October 4th 2014
Time: Race starts at 9:00 a.m. (check in time 8:00 a.m.)
Location: Cross Island Trail, starting at the Old Outlets, Piney Narrows Road,
Exit 41 from Rt. 50 East or West
Registration: Register on-line at www.active.com or www.teamtrace.org or
www.facebook.com/TeamTrace501c3
Cost: $25 in advance / $30 day of race / Kids under six $10 with T-shirt
For more information about the event or sponsorship opportunities,
email: teamtrace5k@gmail.com or on-line at www.teamtrace.org.
Team Trace is a registered 501(c)( 3) non-profit organization.

Sunday August 3rd, 2014

Event will include classic cars, construction, emergency and farm equipment as well as other activities for kids!

On June 18^th, 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.

Fundraising events honor Trace Knight

Rickey Henderson jersey auctioned

Baseball Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson signed a jersey that was raffled on to raise money on behalf of Team Trace. Left to right are Ashley Knight, Henderson, Walt Mccreary, Daryl Knight, Whitney Willis, Billy Willis, and Georgeanne Mccreary. In front is Peyton Mccreary.

Team Trace helps in the fight against pediatric congenital heart disease with Feb. 16 event By Jack Shaum My Eastern Shore, Maryland

WYE MILLS--An event is being held in Easton this month to raise money for medical research to help children with pediatric congenital heart disease.

  The Feb. 16 event, called Heart to Heart Cocktail Pairing Dinner, is the latest in a series of fundraisers inspired by the story of little Trace Knight of Wye Mills who put up a valiant fight against pediatric congenital heart disease but lost that battle last June at the age of three.

  Kenneth Daryl "Trace" Knight III and his twin sister Maddie were born to Ashley and Daryl Knight on March 26, 2009. It was apparent within the first hours after their birth that while Maddie was healthy, something was wrong with Trace, his father wrote in an account of the family's story.

  "After three days we met with Trace's doctors and were told he had Shone's Complex," Daryl wrote. "Shone's Complex is a rare congenital heart disease which can consist of up to four left heart defects. You can be diagnosed with Shone's but not have all four defects present. However, Trace had all four defects."

  Trace was taken to the Children's National Medical Center in Washington where he spent a large part of his short life undergoing treatment that included 14 surgeries including five open heart procedures.

  However, three days after the most recent open heart operation, Trace died on June 18, 2012.

  "Our goal is to continue Trace's legacy, help others to avoid such a hard life and honor his life forever," Daryl wrote in his account.

The family and a number of relatives and friends have created "Team Trace," which is partnering with one of Trace's physicians at Children's Medical Center. Dr. Joshua Kanter is conducting research to design a new artificial mitral heart valve that could make a difference in such cases in the future.

  "It has been hard getting Team Trace set up at the same time as we are trying to heal from the loss of Trace, our son," his father said. "Team Trace would not have been launched without the help and support of the Eastern Shore community, close friends, and our family."

  That the community has risen to the challenge is reflected in the fact that raffles and auctions held since Trace's death have succeeded in raising almost $50,000.

  "It shows this island has lots of support, which we all know," said Walt Mccreary, who is helping to lead the effort. "It's like any time someone's in crisis, the people here on the island definitely step up."

  That includes business owners like Billy Willis of Willis Auto and Tire, who is Trace's uncle, Bob Wilson of Red Eye's Dock Bar, Dereck Janes of the Tidewater Inn, Whitney Willis of Whit's End Salon and Spa, who is Trace's aunt, Walt Thompson and the Hilton Garden Inn, Alexis Thomas of Thomas Associates, and Steele Dilling of Steele's Heating and Air Conditioning, Daryl said.

  Mccreary, who is in the trade show business, is devoting most of his time outside of work to Team Trace because "kids are our lifeline and there are a lot of sick kids out there and they need our help."

  He has connections in the sports world and has obtained signed jerseys and other sports memorabilia to be auctioned off. One of the items was a jersey signed by baseball Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson who Mccreary calls his closest friend and who came to Queen Anne's County to draw the winning ticket at an auction.

  Among the items that will be raffled off at the Feb. 16 event is a Hall of Fame Guitar made by PRS Guitars and which, at last check, had been signed by at least 25 sports figures including Brooks Robinson, Cal Ripken, Jr., Jim Rice, Franco Harris, Jack Lambert, and Barry Sanders.

  Raffle tickets are $20 and can be obtained at several of the supporting businesses or by emailing Mccreary at shadowrunner24@gmail.com

  The Heart to Heart Cocktail Pairing Dinner will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Tidewater Inn in Easton. It will feature a five-course dinner, open bar, and live auction. Tickets are $100 per person and semi-formal attire is required.

  For information email team.trace@yahoo.com or visit Facebook at Team Trace or log onto www.teamtrace.org

Other events are being planned later in the year including a golf outing in June in Queenstown, Mccreary said.

The Race for Trace is a 5k fun run and walk to raise money to support the fight against Congenital Heart Disease. Trace was a student at Little Lamb Preschool at Wye Bible Church in Grasonville, MD. Little lamb Preschool  wants to honor Trace and raise money to help fight against this horrible disease.

Date: October 5, 2013

Time:

Fun Fun Race Starts at 8AM (Please arrive at least 45minutes earlier for check-in.)

Fun Walk Race Starts at 8:15AM (Please arrive at least 45minutes earlier for check-in.)

Location: Cross Island Trail- Starting at old outlets

Registration: You can register by sending in your check to Little Lamb Preschool 115 Narnia Drive/PO. Box 430 Grasonville MD 21638. Make Checks payable to the event Sponsor Little Lamb Preschool, Wye Bible Church.

Registration can also be submitted on active.com http://www.active.com/page/event_details.htm?event_id=2102767

All donations will go to Team Trace www.teamtrace.org

Pre-registration...........................................................$25

Registration at Event...................................................$30

Children under age 8.........................................................FREE

Goal: Team Trace's goal is to support the fight against Congenital Heart Disease in honor of our super hero, Trace Knight.

Mission:

One of Trace's Dr's has a research project on designing a new artificial mitral valve. The goal is to design a small surgically implanted valve that is then able to be made larger in the cath lab as the child grows. They have a number of design possibilities already, and need funding to make and test these early prototypes. This is a project that has potential to help children with heart disease similar to Trace’s, and would be a meaningful way to honor his memory. 

More information about the race or sponsorship opportunities?

Contact racefortrace5k@gmail.com

Fundraiser at the Red Eye's Doc Bar

September 22nd, 2012
2-6pm