“Dig Pink” matches are very much in fashion during volleyball season, and Palestine High School was no exception on Tuesday.
Palestine volleyball player Destiny Mathews wore a pink headband in support of breast cancer awareness as the first-ever “Dig Pink” night took place at Wildcat Gym.
Mexia swept Palestine in three games, but that wasn’t the most important statistic to come out of this night.
Side-out is a means of regaining control of the ball in volleyball, and the foundation helps people with breast cancer regain control of their lives.
Palestine head volleyball coach Janae Evans first found out about the foundation when she was searching websites years ago as she was leading Westwood’s program.
“I think it makes the girls aware that there are things bigger than volleyball,” Evans said. “I think the girls did a great job for our first year.”
The girls on the team helped sell drawing tickets, and they even baked goods at home.
“It was a way for the kids to give back and help others,” Evans added.
All of the treats looked delicious as they were presented outside Wildcat Gym in the “commons area.”
If you wanted a tasty dessert, Palestine High School sure was the place to be for German chocolate cake, red velvet, sopapilla cheesecake, cake pops, cupcakes and cookies.
Evans reported Marilyn Moore, Palestine Independent School District’s substitute teachers’ coordinator, won the big drawing for a gift basket filled with merchandise from local businesses.
The coach said the team is still working toward its fundraising goal — which is an even $1,000.
The foundation directly funds game-changing breast cancer research and support. It bankrolls cutting-edge clinical trials, and helps those woman — and men — with stage 4 breast cancer.
Side-Out deals mainly with metastatic breast cancer, which is a type that has spread beyond the breast to other organs in the body — most often the bones, lungs, liver or brain.
On the high school level, it provides scholarships to student-athletes.
If you would like to donate to the cause, call the high school at 1-903-731-8005, extension 2156.
Kudos to the Palestine volleyball team, and I hope other area schools follow suit with “pink” nights for breast cancer awareness.
Keep reading the Palestine Herald-Press this month for more stories on breast cancer and its survivors. My thoughts and prayers go out toward those affected by breast cancer. Dig pink.
Source: http://www.palestineherald.com/sports/column-we-dig-pink-in-palestine/article_ff1476f2-b110-11e7-a997-432d8c50f49b.html
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