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 volleyball practice at Minnesota Valley […]
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Fundraising doesn’t have to be hard or stressful. Gift basket raffles, selling baked goodies, t-shirt sales, and having serving competitions are all great ways to create a fun and warm environment for the event, but they take lots of effort and time and sometimes they create stress for the coaches and the organizers. We encourage
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Thorough communication is absolutely vital to hosting a successful event. In this day and age, there are many different pathways to spread the word. Below are some helpful hints on how to market your Dig Pink® campaign. Start Your Campaign Kick-start your online fundraising by starting your campaign. When you start your campaign a fundraising
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It’s that time of year again… time to start planning for your Dig Pink®! If you’ve done this before, you know what a breeze it is to plan and execute your rally match. If you haven’t done a Dig Pink® match with us before, worry not! Here’s the basic steps to start planning your event
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Sarah Hemminger was one of the first ambassadors in the Side-Out Ambassador Program, earning both a scholarship and a Side-Out/AVCA National Dig Pink® Award in 2011. In the essay she submitted, she shared that her Dig Pink® event encouraged her to become a nurse. Five years have passed and she is now a nurse! Below
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Each year, tens of thousands of volleyball players, coaches, and families in all 50 states join together to participate in Side-Out’s Dig Pink® Rally. We are so grateful for their generosity, and as we gear up for another Rally, we wanted to take a moment to recognize last year’s winners of the Sports Imports custom
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This year, Pascack Hills High School in Montvale, NJ is holding their 8th Dig Pink® Rally! Over the years, they have raised over $34,000 for The Side-Out Foundation, an effort spearheaded by one woman. In fact, she organized every Dig Pink® event but one. She was too sick this year to lead the Cowgirls in
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FAIRFAX, Va., Oct. 20, 2015 — The Oakton High School girls volleyball teams hosted their 10th Annual Dig Pink® Rally yesterday, raising more than $12,000 for The Side-Out Foundation, which supports metastatic breast cancer research. Side-Out has raised nearly $10 million in 10 years, with much of these funds coming from Dig Pink® events hosted
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Originally published in the AVCA’s Phenom Magazine, Winter 2011 and on the Side-Out blog November 7, 2011. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the community, and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. ~George Bernard Shaw When it comes to hosting Dig
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