Oct. 8, 2009
Click the button for the Duquesne volleyball Dig Pink donation page
PITTSBURGH - The Duquesne University volleyball team will once again help in the fight against breast cancer with their "Dig Pink" program to raise money for the Side-Out Foundation. Duquesne's selected "Dig Pink" match for the 2009 season will be Sun., Oct. 25 when Dukes host Atlantic 10 rival La Salle at 1:00 p.m. Sponsors can pledge money per dig earned by Duquesne in the match, or can make a flat donation.
This is the first year the Dukes have joined forces with Side-Out and the Dig Pink program. DU has raised over $14,000 for breast cancer research over the past five years.
You don't have to wait for the La Salle match to make a contribution. Dig Pink boxes will be set up at courtside for the matches against Charlotte (Oct. 9) and George Washington (Oct. 11).
Dig Pink t-shirts will also be sold during the La Salle match for $5.
For information about the event or to make a pledge or donation, call the Duquesne volleyball assistant coach Gini Ullery at (412) 396-5237 or email her at ulleryv@duq.edu.
About the Side-Out Foundation (from the foundation web site)
The Side-Out Foundation (Side-Out) was established in 2004 to raise money and awareness about Cancer through the recreational activity of volleyball. Our name underscores the purpose of our organization - "side-out" in volleyball occurs when one team wins a point while its opponent is serving, thereby regaining serve or control of play. Likewise in the war against Cancer, Side-Out will support health care professionals and researchers help women and men with Cancer maintain / regain control of their own lives through improved awareness, education, detection, treatment, and cure, thereby enabling them to live life to the fullest.
DIG PINK 101
Dig Pink is a Breast Cancer Awareness Rally being held all of October to raise awareness and funds. Every year we want to make a statement by holding hundreds, potentially thousands, of featured High School and College matches across the country to help educate and raise funds to eradicate this terrible disease. Proceeds will go towards doing something significant and identifiable in the fight against Breast Cancer.
