Side-Out/JVA Award Winners!
June 24, 2013 — One player, one team and one club won the inaugural Side-Out/JVA National Dig Pink® Awards! Representing Indiana, Texas and Nebraska respectively, McKenzie Haite, Texas Image 15 Mizuno June and Pinnacle Juniors Volleyball Club earned the most award nominations from their communities. In addition to their passion for volleyball, all three winners […]
Meet Your 2013 SOAP Review Board!
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 […]
The Big Win
We first read Phoebe’s poem in the Junior Volleyball Association (JVA) newsletter, VolleyBiz (Vol. 6, Issue: 8), and she gave us permission to share it here on the Side-Out blog! Thank you, Phoebe, for this beautiful poem. It so eloquently explains the joy of our sport and the camaraderie of a team. by Phoebe […]
Beyond all Expectations
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 […]
Dedicated to the Cause
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 […]
Team Awards — JVA Memberships!
For club teams that raise $2,200 or more, The Side-Out Foundation and Junior Volleyball Association are donating one club director annual JVA membership. That means coaches can have access to all that the JVA has to offer at no cost for 1 year! If the club director is already a JVA member, he/she has the […]
A Community Effort
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. […]
Something Worth Fighting For
by Gabrielle Pe Ocean Lakes High School, Virginia Beach, VA Fall 2012 Chuck Palahnuik once stated, “We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever; the goal is to create something that will.” And with that, a single quote came to embody my entire experience. After my mom passed in July 2011, I had […]
Making a World of Difference
by Kayla Anghinetti Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, MA Fall 2012 One of my most vivid memories is a phone call I received back in 8th grade. It was a cold Friday night; I assumed my best friend was calling about a sleepover or a trip to the movie theater. I answered the phone and […]
