Side-Out Foundation

Compassionate Support

 

Cancer affects more than your physical self. It challenges your capacity to cope socially and emotionally. Former patients and families faced these challenges and created communities to provide support so that today, there is a wide variety of help for someone confronted with a cancer diagnosis. Below are some wonderful links to organizations that are dedicated to comforting patients and their families through the use of education, counseling, networking and compassionate support.

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Latest Blog Posts

Dealing With Fear

The below story was read at the 2012 Capitol Hill Classic. Boxer and actor Randall “Tex” Cobb once said “Courage isn’t the absence of fear; it’s the dealing with it.” Fear has the potential to motivate and encourage you, something Julie Matthews understands well. Julie is the special projects coordinator at The Side-Out Foundation, the […]
February 21, 2012

Small Town Team-Big Time Goals

by Sarah Hemminger Carlow University Many young adults feel overwhelmed and insignificant as they ponder thoughts of what life past high school will hold for them. The pressure of college and career choices can seem daunting and insurmountable. I felt exactly this way during the summer of 2010. I had no idea that my love […]
January 24, 2012

Foundation Headlines

Official 2012 Dig Pink Tour Stops

Join the following tournaments as they strive to… Make a Statement. Educate. Raise Funds. MLK Memphis — January 28-29 ASICS President’s Day Classic — February 18-20 Capitol Hill Classic — February 18-20 TVA Omaha Classic — February 18-19 Colorado Crossroads — February 25-27 and March 2-4 Lids Team Sports Mideast Qualifier — March 16-18 (St. […]
February 3, 2012

SOAP Award Winners Featured at AVCA Convention

Side-Out Ambassador Program (SOAP) award winners were announced Thursday, December 15th. On Friday, December 16th, the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) made a special announcement of the Side-Out/AVCA National Dig Pink® Award winners at the 2011 AVCA All-America/Players of the Year Banquet at the AVCA Annual Convention. Congratulations, Sarah, Kayleigh and Jenna on this special […]
December 20, 2011