Cherokee Park is a neighborhood park located in Memphis,TM in the Orange Mound neighborhood that has traditionally been a basketball mecca since the court was laid in 1977. We would like to upgrade the court with fiberglass arena style basketball systems that would really add to the improvements that have already taking place at the park such as stenciling the court, adding benches courtesy of Parks and Neighborhoods and a number of landscaping upgrades.

The backboards are $2,000 a piece and they're from a company in California that is looking to break into the Memphis park basketball scene with their systems. Daniel Peterson of Project Backboard who stenciled the Cherokee court has spoken with the company about the level of ball being played there by college and overseas players over the summer. Because of the court's popularity, the company has agreed to donate a basketball system if we raise enough money to purchase the first basketball system. The park commission has agreed to install both backboards after they are purchased.