Summer is always an exciting time for the volleyball community. It is peak season for beach volleyball tournaments around the U.S. From coast to coast, the excitement of these competitions brings communities together to enjoy participating in and watching this exciting sport. With the crowds of people, the record
An estimated 155,000 individuals are living with stage IV breast cancer in the U.S. Each day, metastatic breast cancer takes the lives of 110 people. These statistics strike the hearts of many, including those of the girls and staff at Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart. This connection
Have you ever thought about how much you need your nose hair? Cancer truly turns your world upside down. I had the opportunity to speak to an oncology nurse who is also currently fighting her own battle with stage 3b breast cancer. No, she doesn’t have Stage IV but
As you walk into the gym of Randolph High School on the night of its annual Randolph Dig Pink festivities, you’ll notice there is a buzz around the event. It’s the talk of the town, a town of fewer than 500 people. But don’t let the small
In 2017, over 750 girls and women’s teams from around the country organized Dig Pink® events with their communities to raise money for metastatic breast cancer research. Many of these initiatives happened in the fall season and October, which is well-known as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. However, Dig
FAIRFAX, Va. - Three high school volleyball players were announced by The Side-Out Foundation and American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) as winners of the 2017 Side-Out/AVCA National Dig Pink® Award at the AVCA All-America/Players of the Year Banquet. A four-person review board evaluated each application
Growing up I was never the one to play many sports. It always took me the longest to run just one mile in gym class, typically coming in last at around fifteen minutes. I remember trying out ice skating as a kid but never felt that it was right for
Over the course of the past ten months, I spent a generous amount of time dedicated to organizing a volleyball tournament with an immense amount of support from my peers and coaches, as well as a tremendous measure of help and guidance from my mother. Through a long but educational
My name is Katarina Hackel and I am the Dig Pink ambassador for the Joel Barlow girl’s volleyball team 2016. My experience with this organization started off the same as all of my peers: I was handed a form that read “Dig Pink”, I participated in the game, and
A few years ago, while waiting for my yoga class to start at the local community center, I overheard some children expressing joy over free snack bars they received from the desk attendant: “We’re the luckiest kids in the world!” they yelled. I laughed to myself and thought “they
Dig Pink®. Clever phrase. Dig: volleyball term to describe a defensive maneuver when being attacked by the opposing team Pink: a “girly” color; often associated with the ribbon color to represent breast cancer awareness August of 2008. I was simply checking my emails before prepping for my first days of
For years, The John Cooper School’s (located in Woodlands, TX) varsity volleyball team has organized a Dig Pink® event benefiting The Side-Out foundation. What began as a simple, pink-themed match has developed into one of the biggest events on our campus, as well as one of the
