ALBANY, N.Y. – The UAlbany volleyball team will hold its annual Dig Pink Match on Friday, October 23rd at 7 p.m. to help raise money and awareness for the Side-Out Foundation in the fight against breast cancer.
“Nearly everyone in this country has been touched by the tentacles of breast cancer,” said UAlbany head coach MJ Engstrom.
“Over the past 10 years, the Dig Pink Foundation has partnered with
volleyball to raise critical funds for breast cancer research. Please
come out and see an entertaining match and support this most worthy
cause.”
At
the match, there will be a table of items available for purchase, with
all donations going to the Side-out Foundation. In addition, a donation
box will be passed around in the stands in-between the second and third
set.
The first 50 people in attendance will receive a free Dig Pink T-shirt, sponsored by SEFCU.
In
its mission statement, the Side-Out Foundation “teams with the
volleyball community to inspire science and hope in the match against
breast cancer.”
For more information about the Side-Out Foundation, fans are encouraged to visit its website at side-out.org.
UAlbany will take on Binghamton in the contest on Friday, October 23rd at 7 p.m. at the University Gym. The Great Danes will wear special pink uniforms in support of the cause.
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