Women's College Volleyball Game Information Week 6: Samford University DIG PINK Match

Volleyball To Host Dig Pink Match On Oct. 18

--- Bulldogs launch campaign for Breast Cancer Awareness with Dig Pink ---

 

Oct. 1, 2009

 

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ---- The Samford University volleyball team will host its Dig Pink match against College of Charleston on Oct. 18 at 2 p.m., as a part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

 

Dig Pink is a Breast Cancer Awareness Rally being held during October to raise awareness and funds for the fight against breast cancer. Hundreds, and potentially thousands, of high school and college volleyball teams across the nation have joined with the Side-Out Foundation to help educate and raise funds to eradicate the terrible disease of breast cancer. Proceeds go towards doing something significant and identifiable in the fight against breast cancer. The cause is chosen by the team. 

 

“This cause is very important to our team since breast cancer has affected someone we all know in one way or another,” Samford head coach Derek Schroeder said. “This year we are honoring a very special person and we want to raise as much as we can to support this cause.”

 

Samford has set a fundraising goal of $500, but hopes to surpass that in order to better help the Side-Out Foundation reach its goal of $700,000. So far, the organization has raised $51,627.31 while 633 high school and college teams have joined in the effort to fight breast cancer.

 

The Bulldog volleyball team will be taking donations throughout the month of October at all of its home matches, including Oct. 4 against Davidson, Oct. 17 against Citadel and finally on Oct. 18 against College of Charleston. The team has also set up a Fundraising Page on the Side-Out Foundation’s website, www.side-out.org. Fans can go there and donate online.

 

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