April's Beach Volleyball Log

The first ever Beach Wellness Volleyball Tournament

Here's a new one... a great article about the first ever Beach Wellness Volleyball Tournament on Saginaw Bay.

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month is making a difference love.

Some club teams like A5 Volleyball Club in Atlanta Georgia have already made donations this year towards fighting Breast Cancer. Read up on their contributions ...

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Unicef brings Volleyball to Gaza Strip

I just read a great article entitled "UNICEF is Bringing Volleyball to Children in the Gaza Strip." Its on the UNICEF website under "Voices of Children" section.

http://www.unicef.org/oPt/voices_children_806.html    please read the story.

Young women who have never played anything are now being taught volleyball through the Sports for Development program which is run by the International Volleyball Program (FIVB).

What's so interesting about this is how parents immediately see what an amazing affect playing volleyball has on their daughters.

Check this quote...

“The fact is that sport in Beit Lahya is absent, especially for the girls. My sweet girl Aysha has no opportunity to practice any kind of sport, when I was informed of the UNICEF’s project I was really pleased,” the father of seven, said while looking at the nearby Israeli military post.

“I can not hide the good influence of the UNICEF’s programme on the social behavior of Aysha. I believe that her participation in the exercises of the programme strengthened her personality. She has more self-confidence. She began not to pay attention to what the people will say about a girl participates in a sport team,” the father said.

"In addition, her trends and relations with us were also positively affected. She began to be careful in the problems of others. She has more time to talk with us than before, I wonder, she also talks about the daily expenditure of our family".

Aysha. the 14 year old Palestinian girl interviewed in this article says that she likes to be able to learn new skills like team work through coordination and cooperation and this is a golden opportunity for her to practice sport in such a conservative and difficult situation.

Did you know that there are NO governmental or non-governmental institutions which care about sport- for females-this programme is the ONLY one! That means Ladies!!! No Club volleyball, NO junior or high school volleyball, NO college pro, grass and dont think about beach volleyball AT ALL! Nothing and NO other sports at all!

This is the only program that girls can participate in!

Through its continued support to the Palestinian children in the occupied Palestinian territory, UNICEF carries out the Sports for Development programme in many locations in the Gaza Strip and West Bank.

The next time I go to the gym or the beach or the grass tournament ..I'm just going to remember how lucky I am.

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So Whatcha Doin...?Please Share.

Calling all female volleyball players with social causes or charity events!

This is the space where you can talk about and share with other volleyball players the details about... ...Whatcha' doin?

Several months back when the Tsunami hit I started a one woman School Supply and Back Pack Drive. Since Many children were orphaned there was a request not to send clothes but school supplies.

So I collected school and medical supplies and shipped several weekends in a row from other voleyball players, friends and co workers - over 400 pounds worth of supplies and backpacks.

Even when I was moving my poor car never weighed that much.

It was very rewarding.

I know of another volleyball friend who rode in the AIDS Bike Ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles to raise money to fight the spread of AIDS.

Anybody have any other causes they are working with...let us know...

Whatcha' Doin?

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