Event Host: Eastern Illinois
Opponent: Tennessee State
Event Date: October 15th, 2026
Event Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Gardella Family Court at McAfee Gym (Charleston, Illinois)
Eastern Illinois Volleyball will host a Dig Pink® match on October 15th to support the Side-Out Foundation. Admission is FREE.
This year, thousands of volleyball athletes from around the country will participate in The Side-Out Foundation's Dig Pink® program. Middle school, high school, college, club, and adult teams will advocate for those living with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) in their communities while raising funds for the Side-Out Foundation. If you would like to make a donation to the Side-Out Foundation, click here.
Donations from Dig Pink events support metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients' participation in Side-Out's Precision Medicine Analysis Program in addition to supporting the foundation's own ongoing breast cancer research.
About The Side-Out Foundation
The Side-Out Foundation, established in 2004, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit making a significant impact on the lives of metastatic breast cancer patients and their families. Through innovative approaches and precision medicine research, Side-Out provides hope and treatment options for those with metastatic breast cancer. Their educational and community-driven programs, Dig Pink® and the Ambassador Program, engage a new generation in advocacy and fund revolutionary research. Side-Out envisions a future where breast cancer is not a terminal diagnosis and every patient has hope for more tomorrows.
Side-Out's precision medicine research matches patients with treatments and uses the outcome data produced from this to draw conclusions, challenge the foundations of cancer care, and change the trajectory of the disease. The organization's educational and community-driven programs Dig Pink® and Ambassador Program are built on creating advocacy for the metastatic breast cancer community, engaging a new generation, and funding Side-Out's revolutionary research. As both a nonprofit and research organization, The Side-Out Foundation and its supporters work for a future where breast cancer isn't a terminal diagnosis and anyone receiving a breast cancer diagnosis has hope for more tomorrows.
