-credit to Lutro0 and csm for the logo-
What is the Foldathon?
The Foldathon is a 2-day period each month where we Fold on any and all clients we can get our hands on. You might not be able to Fold 24/7, but if you're a Folder, there's no excuse not to Fold for these 48 hours. 
This year, we're using every second Foldathon to highlight some of the lesser known diseases that the Folding@Home Project researches (directly or indirectly). In the spot light this month is Parkinson's Disease.
Parkinson's disease (also known as Parkinson disease, Parkinson's, idiopathic parkinsonism, primary parkinsonism, PD, or paralysis agitans) is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. The motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease result from the death of dopamine-generating cells in the substantia nigra, a region of the midbrain; the cause of this cell death is unknown. Early in the course of the disease, the most obvious symptoms are movement-related; these include shaking, rigidity, slowness of movement and difficulty with walking and gait. Later,cognitive and behavioural problems may arise, with dementia commonly occurring in the advanced stages of the disease. Other symptoms include sensory, sleep and emotional problems. PD is more common in the elderly, with most cases occurring after the age of 50.
How it works:
Run Folding@home for Overclock.net (team number: 37726) during the specified times. Those who Fold will be entered into a drawing to win the prizes listed below. If you don't know what Folding@home is, feel free to make a thread in the forum or check these guides:
CPU and/or GPU Folding
Client for AMD GPUs only
When:
Monday June 18th Noon EDT (GMT: 4pm) until June 20th Noon EDT.
Countdown
Prizes:
• $25 PayPal - donated by admin - gboeds
• $25 PayPal - donated by admin - cchun39
• $25 PayPal - donated by admin - crystalhand
• Lifetime Overclocked account - donated by admin - royalflush5
• Lifetime Overclocked account - donated by admin - hatchet
Donated Prizes:
Extra prizes this month:
As he did in January, admin has a few extra prizes for this Foldathon, using the same referral system, outlined below.
1) You refer someone to the Foldathon, and they name you as the referrer.
2) Any points they make for the Foldathon will then be the referrer's "Referred Points".
3) The three members with the most RPs will then win the following prizes:
1st place - OCN Ducky keyboard (switch of their choice) - BWG
2nd place - $50 through PayPal - rrims
3rd place - $25 through PayPal - Demented
Random OCN Ducky Keyboard - BiG-LiG
In addition, anyone who refers someone to the Foldathon (and they participate :P) will then also be entered into a random draw for another OCN Ducky keyboard. :D The new users that were referred to the Foldathon will of course be entered into the main prize draw above. :)
So plenty of reason to get new people signed up this month; extra prize draw for you, and for them. :D
Sign-Up:
You only need to sign up once.
If you'd like to be put on a reminder list for all future Foldathons, please join this group: Foldathon Participants
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Stats:
Courtesy of sks72, enter your name (during the Foldathon) into the following link to see your points total for the Foldathon so far:
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Sig Link:
[CENTER][B]:cheers: [URL=http://www.overclock.net/t/1270408/june-foldathon-parkinsons-disease-june-18th-start/0_50]June Foldathon (18th-20th) - Raising Awareness for Parkinson's Disease[/URL] :cheers:[/B][/CENTER]




















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