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The Side-Out Foundation/AVCA Announce National Dig Pink® Award Recipients

Leave a Comment / Dig Pink, Foundation News / Adam Obringer

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 and AVCA and Side-Out are proud to announce Megan McFarland […]

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Player’s Perspective: Committed to Doing More

Leave a Comment / Ambassadors / Tessa Baur

For as long as I’ve played volleyball, my team has done a Dig Pink game. We made signs, shirts, and hair ties. While we knew that it was for breast cancer awareness, we knew nothing about the Side-Out Foundation. This year, I decided to take a deeper look into the organization. What I learned made

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Inspired by Loss

Leave a Comment / Dig Pink / Katarina Hackel

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 that was that. Junior year however,

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Ambassador Program Updates

Leave a Comment / Foundation News / Julie Matthews

The application process for the Side-Out Ambassador Program opened Saturday, October 1st, and applications will be accepted through Tuesday, November 15th. Below are some changes we made to the program since last year: Only high school juniors, seniors and college-aged students are eligible to apply There is no longer a section for marketing strategy Donations

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Knowledge is Power: One Student’s Mission to Make a Difference

Leave a Comment / A Player's Perspective / Julie Matthews

Last month we announced the winners of the 2015 Side-Out Ambassador Program Awards. As part of the process, scholarship applicants submitted essays that addressed the following questions: What did they learn from their educational hours? How did they pass their knowledge on to others? How did this experience make them feel and why? Did they

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Scholarship Award Educational Hours

Leave a Comment / Foundation News / Julie Matthews

The Side-Out Ambassador Program Beginning October 1st, students can submit materials for their 2015 Side-Out Ambassador Program application. For those students applying for a scholarship, the educational hours make up a key part of the application. As ambassadors, you share your knowledge about breast cancer and about the trial you support through The Side-Out Foundation,

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2011 Side-Out Ambassadors

Leave a Comment / Foundation News / Julie Matthews

Congratulations to the 2011 Side-Out Ambassador Program award winners! Side-Out/AVCA National Dig Pink® Award Winners Scholarship Winners Community Service Awards To view winners from other years, click on the links below: 2014 Side-Out Ambassador Program award winners 2013 Side-Out Ambassador Program award winners 2012 Side-Out Ambassador Program award winners

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Leading the Charge

Leave a Comment / A Player's Perspective / Julie Matthews

By Andrea McGowan, Side-Out ambassador Joel Barlow High School, Redding, CT Fall 2014 I have always had an interest in the medical field. After watching my sister go to medical school, it heightened my interest in pursuing a medical career. For several years now, I have had the desire to become a pediatric oncologist, finding

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Side-Out Ambassador Program 2014 Winners

Leave a Comment / A Player's Perspective, Foundation News / Julie Matthews

Students are at the heart of all Dig Pink® events. Their passion and enthusiasm unites teams, schools and towns, and the results of their efforts provide continued support for a research trial benefitting patients with stage 4 (metastatic) breast cancer. The Side-Out Foundation is proud to recognize outstanding students for their community service and commitment

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The Side-Out Foundation/AVCA Announce National Dig Pink® Award Recipients

Player’s Perspective: Committed to Doing More

Inspired by Loss

Ambassador Program Updates

Knowledge is Power: One Student’s Mission to Make a Difference

Scholarship Award Educational Hours

2011 Side-Out Ambassadors

Leading the Charge

Side-Out Ambassador Program 2014 Winners

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