When it takes to the court next Friday, the Steele Lady Knights volleyball team will be counting on its fans to help them defeat a disease that afflicts thousands of women each year.
The Lady Knights will host the New Braunfels Canyon Cougarettes in their third annual Digs for a Cure game at 7 p.m. Sept. 9 in the Steele High gym. Proceeds from the game, which include tickets for door prizes and a silent auction, will go toward fighting breast cancer.
Steele assistant coach Adrienne Kindt, the event organizer, said the goal of this year's fundraising campaign is to raise $7,000 for the Alamo Breast Cancer Foundation, a local non-profit that provides outreach and education programs on breast cancer and free screenings to women who can't afford them.
Last year's Steele-Clark Digs for a Cure game raised $6,300, which topped the $5,500 raised when Steele hosted rival Clemens in 2009.
Kindt, diagnosed with breast cancer a few years ago but now cancer free, said the event has topped its fundraising goal each year because of the tremendous support of the local community and the Lady Knight volleyball players.
“It has really taken off,” Kindt said. “Our girls really get into it. People are always willing to help out no matter what the economy is like. Rarely do we have any of the girls say someone has turned them down.”
Kindt said several area businesses are donating gift cards as part of the door prizes. Other door prizes that will given away include an iPod and Steele T-shirts. Pink T-shirts will be sold at the game.
Jay Pogue, whose daughter plays on the volleyball team, will host a poker tournament at Freiheit Country Store in New Braunfels Sept. 10, the day after the game, with proceeds going to the breast cancer foundation. For more on the poker tourney and how to get involved, contact Kindt at akindt@scuc.txed.net.
On Aug. 31 both of the Schertz Sonic Drive-Ins on FM 78 and at Interstate 35 and FM 3009 allowed Lady Knight volleyball players to sell door prize tickets and donated 10 percent of their dinner proceeds to Digs for a Cure.
During the game, players from both teams will don pink socks and pink hair ribbons, and have temporary tattoos of the pink ribbon, symbol for breast cancer awareness. Game officials will have pink whistles and a pink ball warmup ball signed by Steele players will be presented to an Alamo Breast Cancer Foundation representative.
With thousands of women affected by the disease every year, Kindt said it is important to keep working for a cure.
“You know somebody that has been affected by this,” she said. “Nobody can turn a blind eye to cancer because it is prevalent. What it is we are trying to do is to help bring some awareness and to find that cure. We just (got) to find a cure, so many people are devastated by it.”
The Lady Knights will host the New Braunfels Canyon Cougarettes in their third annual Digs for a Cure game at 7 p.m. Sept. 9 in the Steele High gym. Proceeds from the game, which include tickets for door prizes and a silent auction, will go toward fighting breast cancer.
Steele assistant coach Adrienne Kindt, the event organizer, said the goal of this year's fundraising campaign is to raise $7,000 for the Alamo Breast Cancer Foundation, a local non-profit that provides outreach and education programs on breast cancer and free screenings to women who can't afford them.
Last year's Steele-Clark Digs for a Cure game raised $6,300, which topped the $5,500 raised when Steele hosted rival Clemens in 2009.
Kindt, diagnosed with breast cancer a few years ago but now cancer free, said the event has topped its fundraising goal each year because of the tremendous support of the local community and the Lady Knight volleyball players.
“It has really taken off,” Kindt said. “Our girls really get into it. People are always willing to help out no matter what the economy is like. Rarely do we have any of the girls say someone has turned them down.”
Kindt said several area businesses are donating gift cards as part of the door prizes. Other door prizes that will given away include an iPod and Steele T-shirts. Pink T-shirts will be sold at the game.
Jay Pogue, whose daughter plays on the volleyball team, will host a poker tournament at Freiheit Country Store in New Braunfels Sept. 10, the day after the game, with proceeds going to the breast cancer foundation. For more on the poker tourney and how to get involved, contact Kindt at akindt@scuc.txed.net.
On Aug. 31 both of the Schertz Sonic Drive-Ins on FM 78 and at Interstate 35 and FM 3009 allowed Lady Knight volleyball players to sell door prize tickets and donated 10 percent of their dinner proceeds to Digs for a Cure.
During the game, players from both teams will don pink socks and pink hair ribbons, and have temporary tattoos of the pink ribbon, symbol for breast cancer awareness. Game officials will have pink whistles and a pink ball warmup ball signed by Steele players will be presented to an Alamo Breast Cancer Foundation representative.
With thousands of women affected by the disease every year, Kindt said it is important to keep working for a cure.
“You know somebody that has been affected by this,” she said. “Nobody can turn a blind eye to cancer because it is prevalent. What it is we are trying to do is to help bring some awareness and to find that cure. We just (got) to find a cure, so many people are devastated by it.”
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