Dig Pink gives local

November 14, 2013

Virginia Sanborn (left) of the Boundary County Chapter of the American Cancer Society, receives a check for $1,000 from Badger volleyball players McKenzie MacDonald, Camille Awbrey, Emma Kelly and Makenzie Carle.

On October 1, the Badger volleyball team took on Timberlake in these year's Dig Pink match, a tradition in Bonners Ferry to raise funds for the Side Out Foundation and to raise awareness of breast cancer.

They had some great games and accomplished their goal, raising over $1,000 for Side Out. But they did something different this year.

"It dawned on me that the event can help raise cancer awareness right here at home, too," said coach Janis Tucker, and today, the team's seniors presented Virginia Sanborn of the Boundary County Chapter something she wasn't quite expecting.

"Why are you here?" she asked me as we sat in the high school office.

"To take your picture!" I replied.

"Oh!" she exclaimed. "I thought we were being called to the principal's office again"

The look on her face when handed the check was priceless.

"When I asked her to come, I just told her the team had a donation," Janis said. "I don't think she expected this."