Letter from Albert Hannemann
(Vice President/Program Director)
Congratulations to our USA Olympic Volleyball Teams, 3 Gold and 1
Silver! This is very exciting time for volleyball in the United States. We
will be focusing on getting our youth to set life goals and
thinking about the possibilities of becoming our next Olympic Gold
Medalists. Come out to Manhattan Beach, CA this weekend and watch the AVP
tournament with DFK supporters Kerri Walsh, Misty May-Treanor, and many other AVP pros
that frequent the DFK classrooms. Play begins Friday, September 19th and ends on Sunday, September 21st. We are entering our 9th year of "Digging
Education" sessions which starts this month in 3 locations for the first time.
We will begin our 17th after school program in Carson. We are very excited to announce a fall pilot program
in Hawthorne, CA and in Orlando, FL. Thank you to everyone for your
help and support as we keep children from under served communities off the
streets and in the classrooms. We hope to find our next Olympians and help
them set goals, dream big, and go to college. We welcome every one of
you to come out and help with our programs as a volunteer. It is very
rewarding to tutor these children and see how influential every minute you
give them helps them become better students. It is very important to have
you there as a support system to show these kids that we really care
about them and about their future. Our fall program starts this Wed. Sept.
17th at 3pm-6pm at Carson High School & Palmetto Elementary in Orlando.
You can show up for an hour or all three hours. Whatever time you can give we
will gladly appreciate it. Lets ride the wave of Olympic Volleyball medals to bigger and better things
for Dig for Kids for 2009. Thank you for your support and generosity in helping
us grow and for making a difference in so many children's lives.
Albert Hannemann Vice President/Program Director
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Congrats to the Olympic Medalists!
Misty May-Treanor, Troy Tanner, & Kerri Walsh Photo by Sandra BeckmanWe want to congratulate all the Olympic medalists and athletes! The Gold Medalists, Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh (Beach Volleyball), Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers (Beach Volleyball), and the US Men's Indoor Team! Also, congrats to the Silver Medalists, the US Women's Indoor Team. AND we can't forget the beach teams Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs and Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal! Congrats to all! |
Fall Programs to Start this Month
Our 3 programs, Carson, Hawthorne, & Palmetto schools, will be starting this month! We are extremely excited to be expanding both locally and nationwide! The Carson HS program starts today, September 17th. The Palmetto Elementary D4K program will start next week on Wed, September 24th and the Hawthorne HS D4K program is set to start on Tues, Sept 30th.
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Upcoming Events
We are excited to announce 3 upcoming events for this fall for the Dig 4 Kids Education Program. First is the Shop for a Cause Day by Macy's. Macy's supports Dig for Kids and other local non profit
groups by offering a 20% discount on Saturday, September 20th. Also, we will be holding two "Dinner With the Stars" Fundraisers. The first one will be in Manhattan Beach, CA on October 18th and the second will be in Orlando, FL on November 22nd. Please contact dig4kids@yahoo.com for more information! |
Escrip Registration
Do you shop at any of these stores: Vons, Tom Thumb, Dominick's, Randalls, Genuardi's, Carr/Safeway, or Safeway Card
If you do you can register with our Group, Dig 4 Kids!
D4K Group # - 149516949 |
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Interested in starting a D4K program in your area? Want to host a fundraiser? Do you have ideas that could help grow and expand D4K? If yes to any of the above please contact Christi at
vballphil@hotmail.com.
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Sincerely,
Eric Fonoimoana Founder/President of Dig 4 Kids http://www.dig4kids.org
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Vote For Misty on Dancing With the Stars!!
Help support Dig 4 Kids Supporter, Misty May-Treanor on the ABC show Dancing with the Stars!
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Do you Goodsearch?
So here is an easy way to help us raise money. Go to goodsearch.com and register D4K. Use goodsearch as your search engine and money gets donated to our program! |
What Can You Do?
Here are some ways you can help us grow! - eScrip - Register your Vons, Tom Thumb, Dominick's, Randalls, Genuardi's, Carr/Safeway, or Safeway Card with our Group
- Forward this Newsletter to someone you know
- Donate Money
- Start using Goodsearch instead of Google (register D4K)
- Does your company have a matching grant program? Let us know!!
- Help Plan Fundraisers (Clinics or social gatherings) with us across the country
- Come Volunteer at a participating school
- Do you Myspace?
- Join our D4K Facebook Fan Page & D4K Facebook Cause
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