SEATTLE, June 3, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- Research indicates that approximately 3.5 million
children under the age of 14 in North
America do not participate in sports due to physical
disabilities, genetic disorders, or other chronic health
conditions. Unlimited Potential envisions a world where children
facing challenges have the tools to overcome them, fostering an
inclusive environment where everyone can participate in school
sports.
Rakshith Srinivasan, a driven high school student from Eastside
Preparatory School, Kirkland, WA,
has founded a nonprofit organization called Unlimited Potential
(UP). UP is dedicated to generating awareness and fundraising for
sports medicine research, aiming to empower children with physical
disabilities and chronic health conditions to participate in school
sports with ease. Rakshith Srinivasan's passion for sports medicine
research and STEM awareness has led him to create UP and make a
difference in the lives of young athletes within the community.
Unlimited Potential focuses on collaborating with sports
medicine researchers, sports medicine research labs, orthopedic
doctors and universities to raise awareness about groundbreaking
research and to secure funds for hospitals and labs across
North America.
The organization supports research initiatives that have
resulted in significant breakthroughs such as prosthetics, bionics,
stem cell therapies, CAR-T cell therapies, and other innovative
treatments, maximizing their affordability and availability.
"Our mission at Unlimited Potential is to generate awareness
within our communities about game-changing research in sports
medicine and to raise funds for researchers and doctors working on
complex medical problems. We believe accelerating research, and
enabling affordability should ultimately lead to enabling our
vision of - No Wheel Chairs by 2050"! said Rakshith
Srinivasan, the founder of Unlimited Potential.
UP operates as a network of passionate high school students who
are actively engaged in sports and have a keen interest in science
and research. These student volunteers collaborate with doctors and
medical researchers from renowned organizations such as Seattle
Children's, Fred Hutch Cancer Center, Special Olympics of
Washington and the University of Washington's Institute of Sports
Medicine. Through these partnerships, the volunteers gain insights
into the research, understand its impact, and actively contribute
to fundraising efforts.
Since its establishment in 2020, Unlimited Potential has
achieved significant milestones. With ten full-time volunteers and
over 600 part-time volunteers across North America, the organization has made
substantial strides in advocating for sports medicine research
within local communities. These efforts have resulted in the
cultivation of over 500 grassroots donors. Contributions from these
donors have supported eight research programs in areas such as
prosthetics, bionics, muscular dystrophy, skeletal dysplasia, limb
deformities, bone cancer, athlete mental health, and human-centered
design.
Since its inception, UP campaigns played a pivotal role in
raising $100,000 for research through
community donors in their respective school districts. The funds
were subsequently presented to researchers at labs such as Seattle
Children's Orthopedic Research Lab and Fred Hutchinson Cancer
Center to name a few.
Team Unlimited Potential has assembled a dedicated advisory
board of like-minded leaders who mentor the volunteers. This
advisory team assists in research selection, donor discussions,
campaign planning, fundraising activities, and facilitates
introductions to researchers and doctors.
UP's founder, Rakshith Srinivasan has written a book,
"Overcoming Obstacles" which details the cutting-edge research
happening in the field of sports science and research. The sales
from the book will 100% go to the fundraising campaigns conducted
by Unlimited Potential
"Overcoming Obstacles", can be purchase in online version
or paperback from Barns and Noble, Rakuten
Kobo, Goodreads and Amazon.
You can learn more about Rakshith Srinivasan at
https://enableup.org/founder
For more information about Unlimited Potential and to get
involved, please visit their website at https://enableup.org.
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