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Fulmer the special guest at fundraiser for Blankenship Field

Posted at 7:02 pm October 24, 2019
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Blankenship-Field-James-Mitchell-Aug-2019
The renovated Blankenship Field—the city’s football field—and its walking track are now open for public use. The main change is that the grass field has been replaced with synthetic turf, but there are other changes as well. The field is pictured above in August 2019. (Photo by James Mitchell via City of Oak Ridge)

University of Tennessee Athletic Director Phillip Fulmer will be the special guest at a fundraiser for the Blankenship Field Revitalization Foundation on Tuesday.

The fundraiser is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, October 29, on Blankenship Field.

Big Ed’s Pizza and cold beverages will be served. The cost is $125 per person, or you can sponsor a table of eight people for $1,000.

Tennessee Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally, an Oak Ridge Republican, and other featured guests will attend, an invitation said.

You can reserve a spot by contacting Chad Mitchell at chad@rrproperties.com or (865) 482-3602.

Among the recent work completed at Blankenship Field is the installation of synthetic turf.

More information will be added as it becomes available.

You can contact John Huotari, owner and publisher of Oak Ridge Today, at (865) 951-9692 or john.huotari@oakridgetoday.com.

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All proceeds will benefit the nonprofit Blankenship Field Revitalization Foundation, the invitation said.

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Blankenship Field, Blankenship Field Revitalization Foundation, fundraiser, Phillip Fulmer

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