Area "Volley For the Cure" Dates for 2011

9/16 - For the fourth year in a row, IHSA Volleyball teams will help raise funds for the The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation in a promotion called Volley for the Cure. The foundation supports breast cancer research.

Certain high school volleyball events will feature special promotions and sell t-shirt as means of raising money.

The first such events for our area's volleyball teams take place next Wednesday. Erie will take on rival Prophetstown in a Three Rivers Conference match, with freshmen kicking things off at 5:15 p.m. Event T-shirts will be available for a $10 purchase, and there will also be games, silent auctions and raffles.

Amboy will host Newman next Thursday in a Three Rivers match, with freshmen kicking off at 5:15 p.m. Advance T-shirt sales are $10, or can be purchased at the event for $12-15. Also featured during the evening are basket raffles, 50/50, various contests, survivor recognition, t-shirts, blanket raffles and much more.

Below is a calendar of future Volley for the Cure matches involving area teams:

Tuesday, Oct. 4 - Burlington Central vs. Richmond-Burton (BNC East Division match)
---Student T-shirts will be on sale for $12, with adult T-shirts on sale for $15.

Thursday, Oct. 6 - Belvidere North vs. Guilford (NIC-10 match)
---T-shirts will be on sale for $6. North's pep band will perform, and the school wil have a guest speaker. The gym will be decorated in pink, with hopes for a sea of pink filling the stands.

Thursday, Oct. 6 - Marengo vs. North Boone (BNC East match)
---T-shirts will be on sale for $10-12. There will be recognition of all survivors, and a raffle held after game with contributions from both schools.

-Cody