Inspiring Communities
Originally published in the AVCA’s Phenom Magazine, May 2012 (pages 14-15) If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” ~John Quincy Adams The volleyball community is certainly not lacking in the area of inspirational leaders. There’s Misty May-Treanor, Kerri Walsh, Todd Rogers, Phil […]
Rock the Pink East
Summer…free time, fresh air and the annual Rock the Pink Festival! April 23, 2012 — The Side-Out Foundation is hosting its annual grass volleyball tournament and introducing its first Rock the Walk Saturday, June 9th at Turkey Hill Park in La Plata, MD. It will be a day of friendly volleyball competition, walking, music and […]
Kerri Walsh Digs Pink!
Fairfax, VA — April 20, 2012 – The Side-Out Foundation is excited to announce its partnership with Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh. As Kerri prepares for her fourth Olympics and her upcoming fight on the court with partner Misty May-Treanor, she is also dedicating time to help The Side-Out-Foundation unite the volleyball community in the […]
Side-Out’s Perspective on all the Pink
Many people have become frustrated with stories of breast cancer awareness campaigns that seem to focus more on the color pink than on the disease itself. In a recent post on a volleyball forum, we responded to an inquiry addressing this issue. Please take a moment to read the messages below so you can both […]
Gearing Up to Rock the Pink!!
March 5, 2012 — Spring is almost here and pretty soon you’ll want to spend all of your free time outside. How ’bout combining your favorite sport (volleyball, of course!) with the great outdoors? Throw in the fact that you’re playing for charity and you have the ideal way to spend the day! This year […]
New Camp Locator System
February 28, 2012 — With the assistance of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA), The Side-Out Foundation is developing a new online camp locator system so possible participants can search for camps based on location, date, cost, position and skill level. The system will be available at the end of March. To add your information […]
Official 2012 Dig Pink Tour Stops
Join the following tournaments as they strive to… Make a Statement. Educate. Raise Funds. * MLK Memphis — January 28-29 * ASICS President’s Day Classic — February 18-20 * Capitol Hill Classic — February 18-20 * TVA Omaha Classic — February 18-19 * Colorado Crossroads — February 25-27 and March 2-4 * Nike Mideast […]
Small Town Team-Big Time Goals
by Sarah Hemminger Carlow University Many young adults feel overwhelmed and insignificant as they ponder thoughts of what life past high school will hold for them. The pressure of college and career choices can seem daunting and insurmountable. I felt exactly this way during the summer of 2010. I had no idea that my love […]
2011 SOAP Award Winners!!!
Congratulations to the Side-Out Ambassador Program (SOAP) 2011 Award winners!!!! Each winner showed exceptional commitment to her school, community and to the ultimate goal of helping breast cancer patients and their families. There are three different types of awards: the SOAP Scholarship Award, the SOAP Community Service Award and the Side-Out/AVCA National Dig Pink® Award. […]
