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Dig for the Cure
UPDATE: The Charlotte 49ers raised $3,300 in their effort to fight breast cancer. Thanks to all of the family, friends and fans of Charlotte Volleyball who made a donation.
Sept. 23, 2004
Charlotte, NC - For the second year in a row, the Charlotte 49ers women's volleyball team is spearheading an effort to raise money for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, head coach Lisa Marston announced today.
Through the "Dig for the Cure" program, the 49ers helped to raise nearly $3,000 for the Susan G. Komen Foundation's Charlotte affiliate last year. This year, Coach Marston and the 49ers have gotten all fourteen Conference USA volleyball programs involved in the effort. The program's goal is $42,000 total, or $3,000 per school.
Each C-USA school has designated one home volleyball match in October, which is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and November. Individual sponsors can pledge money per dig earned by their team in the match. The money raised by each team will go directly to the Komen Foundation's local affiliate in their community.
Charlotte's "Dig for the Cure" match will be October 23 versus Tulane, at 7:00 pm in Halton Arena.
"My mother is a breast cancer survivor," coach Marston said. "We started this program to honor breast cancer survivors around the world. Most every person has been affected in some way by breast cancer, and so many people responded last year that we decided to expand it and get the rest of the Conference USA schools involved. This is a great way to show that we care about our communities."
Anyone who is interested in pledging money or making a donation to the fund can contact Charlotte's head coach Lisa Marston by e-mailing her at ermarsto@email.uncc.edu.
Charlotte 49ers "Dig for the Cure" Match
October 23 - Tulane at Charlotte, 7:00, Halton Arena
Other "Dig for the Cure" Matches
October 16 - Marquette at UAB, 7:00 Central
October 22 - Memphis at Louisville, 7:00 Central
October 23 - Southern Miss at ECU, 7:00
October 23 - Houston at DePaul, 7:00 Central
October 26 - Middle Tennessee at Memphis, 7:00 Central
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About the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation (courtesy of the foundation's website):
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation was established in 1982 by Nancy Brinker to honor the memory of her sister, Susan G. Komen, who died from breast cancer at the age of 36. Today, the Foundation is an international organization with a network of more than 75,000 volunteers working through local affiliates and events like the Komen Race for the Cure® to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease. A global leader in the fight against breast cancer, the Foundation fulfills its mission through support of innovative breast cancer research grants, meritorious awards and educational, scientific and community outreach programs around the world. Together with its Affiliate Network, corporate partners and generous donors, the Komen Foundation has raised more than $740 million for the fight against breast cancer.
For more information about breast health or breast cancer, visit the Foundation's award-winning Web site at www.komen.org or call the Foundation's National Toll-Free Breast Care Helpline at 1.800 I'M AWARE® (1.800.462.9273). You can keep up with the Komen Foundation's Charlotte Affiliate online at www.komencharlotte.org.
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