Saratoga Springs, N.Y. – The Skidmore College women's volleyball team will be participating in Dig Pink, a nationwide event to promote breast cancer awareness, during its Liberty League play day on Saturday, October 22, starting at 11 a.m.
Dig Pink is an event run by the Side-Out Foundation, a Virginia based organization that uses volleyball as a tool to help raise funds for breast cancer victims and survivors.
The Thoroughbreds will also be collecting donations during the Skidmore Invitational (Oct. 28-29) weekend as part of breast cancer awareness month.
The 2010 October Dig Pink Rally was a great success. $1,447,847 was received by mid-January, an increase of $70,869 from 2009. Over 1,600 teams participated in the Dig Pink Rally. Many of the participating teams worked to educate their communities about breast cancer and the issues surrounding it. Beginning in Septemver, school teams hosted Dig Pink events in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The majority of events were held during October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Skidmore was able to raise $2,315 in during last year's event.
“Cancer has touched the lives of so many, including myself and some of my players and their family. It is a great cause and a great event for the Skidmore Community to participate in,” said Skidmore head volleyball coach Hilda Arrechea.
