Palatine, Hoffman girls teams raise funds for breast cancer research

On Thursday, Oct. 2, the Palatine High School Girls Volleyball Program hosted the Hoffman Estates Hawks during a regular season mid-suburban league volleyball match. The match was dedicated to all the men and women who have been touched by breast cancer with hopes that this devastating disease will one day be cured.

During the match, the Pirates hosted the Volley for the Cure fundraiser, played annually between these two teams. Funds were raised through admission sales, a bake sale, a prize raffle and a 50/50 raffle. The players also sold Volley for the Cure wristbands before the event. A total of $2,476.16 was raised in just under four hours. These funds will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

Those in attendance could also place pink paper volleyballs on the "Pink Wall" in remembrance, in support, and in hope for those who have battled cancer, and those that will until a cure is found.

According to Joyce Richardson, assistant girls volleyball coach at Palatine High School, "We are extremely proud of our volleyball family from our parent volunteers to our generous donors to our players for raising awareness and support for all those touched by breast cancer."

The coaches and players from the event would like to thank all of the staff members, volleyball families, and community businesses who donated baked goods and raffle prizes, along with all those who attended the event and supported the fundraiser with their ticket purchases. Donors from the Palatine community included d'Vine Wine & Gifts, The Exercise Coach, Palatine Park District and SportClips-Palatine.

All five levels of the Palatine Pirates volleyball program won their matches, earning the girls a pizza party from their coaches.

For information about the Volley for the Cure event, contact Joyce Richardson, at jrichardson@ d211.org.

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