THE MISSION OF THE SNEDEKER FOUNDATION IS TO HELP UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN ACCROSS THE COUNTRY, BUT PARTICULARLY IN THE MIDDLE TENNESSEE AREA WITH AN EMPHASIS ON ENCOURAGING SUCCESS IN THE CLASSROOM AND IN THEIR RESPECTIVE SPORTS. THE FOUNDATION HAS IMPLEMENTED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SCHOLARSHIPS, COMBINING ATHLETICS, TEAM BUILDING, AND POSITIVE SOCIAL INTERACTION AMONG YOUTH OF DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, BUT THAT NEED ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY MAY NOT HAVE HAD OTHERWISE. THE FOUNDATION HOPES TO MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES.