Abby Groth is a senior at Analy High School in Sebastopol, CA. She is a volleyball player and a 2013 Side-Out Ambassador Program scholarship recipient. She is the first student to apply to be a Side-Out ambassador two years in a row! She is a Dig Pink® veteran, and she took time to answer some […]
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by Samantha Schwear Joel Barlow High School, Redding, CT Fall 2013 We sat on her bed with pained smiles. As my grandmother fought her mounting exhaustion, my cousin and I fought to keep her awake. We discussed family recipes, we reminisced about games of hide and seek in her shop, and we promised to keep
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Congratulations to the 2013 Side-Out Ambassador Program winners! These young women from across the country demonstrated leadership skills, a commitment to education and a strong desire to make an impact in their communities. We are honored to present these students with scholarships, recognition for their community service and the Side-Out/AVCA National Dig Pink® Awards. Scholarships Emily
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The Chesapeake Region Volleyball Association (CHRVA) awarded a $1,000 grant to The Side-Out Foundation, to be applied toward the Side-Out Ambassador Program (SOAP) scholarship awards. The grant will specifically benefit a player involved with Dig Pink® who is also a volleyball athlete in the CHRVA region. The funds are donated in memory of Anne Hughes,
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by Madison Purnell Adrian High School, Adrian, OR Fall 2012 When I first began the process of organizing a “Dig Pink Event”, I simply thought it was going to be a fun night where everyone could get together and wear pink! It would also be a great way to raise money for an important
Tim Anderson Midwest Region Liaison, The Side-Out Foundation Tim joined the Side-Out Foundation in March of 2011. Although a Nebraska native, he relocated to Southern California in 1998 for educational and professional opportunities. He obtained his graduate degree in sports management from Long Beach State and subsequently spent two and a half years in development
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by Sarah Klahn Creighton University, Omaha, NE Fall 2012 When I decided to organize a Dig Pink event, I planned on joining together with the high school volleyball team and our community to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research. What I didn’t plan on was how much it affected the people around me
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by Heidi Grammerstorf Harborfields High School, Greenlawn, NY Fall 2012 My name is Heidi and my understanding of breast cancer began to develop when I was just five years old. My mother worked as a nurse in the women’s center at Huntington Hospital until I was twelve years old. On “bring your child to
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by Emma Larson Miller Place High School, Miller Place, NY Fall 2012 My Dig Pink experience was amazing this year, not only for me but for so many others in my community who got involved, some for the first time. My high school volleyball team has participated in Dig Pink for the past five years.
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