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Huntingdon volleyball hosts Breast Cancer Awareness match
Posted: Oct 15, 2012

Huntingdon volleyball hosts Breast Cancer Awareness match

 

By: Georgianna Hunt

Sports Information Student-Assistant

 

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Huntingdon volleyball team will be looking for more than just a win on the court when it closes out its home schedule on Tuesday.

When Huntingdon hosts Judson College at 5 p.m. in Wilson Gym, the Lady Hawks will sport pink uniforms to show support for the Joy to Life Foundation and raise awareness about breast cancer.

In the weeks leading up to the match, the team members sold 165 pink T-shirts and collected donations to raise money for the cause. Admission to Tuesday's match is free, but donations are welcome. Partnering with the volleyball team, the Student Athletic Advisory Committee will take donations at the match.

"It's a great way to raise money for a good cause, with the money staying in the area," Huntingdon volleyball coach Amy Patterson said. "It's a good cause because so many people have been affected by cancer."

The Joy to Life Foundation was founded in 2001 by Joy and Dickie Blondheim of Montgomery. According to its website, the Joy to Life Foundation has a simple mission: provide free mammograms and other breast cancer screenings when necessary to medically underserved women in Alabama. The foundation also seeks to build breast cancer awareness among all Alabamians, and provide breast cancer education and support throughout the state.

Freshman volleyball player Kali Martin expressed the meaning that supporting Joy to Life has with her.

"It means a lot. I can see the immediate effects of it because someone in my family has cancer," Martin said.

The Lady Hawks have supported breast cancer awareness for several years, with this being the first year to support the Joy to Life Foundation. This is the third year junior Abby Brown has helped support the cause.

"It really means a lot this year because in the past six months, two people from my hometown have been diagnosed," said Brown, who is from Haleyville, Ala. "I have a better understanding of what this is benefiting now."