Charity event will be first on newly built courts in
Deerfield BeachDeerfield Beach, Fla. -
The Dig 4 Kids Education Foundation (D4K), a non profit after school program, will be hosting its 1st Annual Co-ed 4-Man Beach Volleyball Tournament in Deerfield Beach on Saturday November 7th. This tournament will be the first beach volleyball event at the newly redesigned and built Deerfield Beach Volleyball Courts. Registration will begin at 7:15am with play beginning at 8am.
Prizes will be given out to teams in three divisions- Adult Co-ed, Boys Juniors and Girls Juniors. There will also be prizes awarded to teams with the best themed costumes.
“We want this to be a fun event” says Mitch Sadowsky, Program Director for Dig 4 Kids Florida Programs. “Deerfield Beach is a great place to hold our first of what we hope will be many 4-man tournaments here. There is already great local support from the community and businesses such as Ocean’s 234 and Bob’s Pizza that are helping us put on this exciting event.”
Dig 4 Kids is a non-profit after school program which targets elementary schools in lower income areas to help youth achieve academic and athletic success in a positive, structured environment and help fight childhood obesity. The program is free for the participants and free to the schools.
Proceeds from the event will go to benefit the Dig 4 Kids Education Foundation. With two successful programs running in Orlando, D4K hopes the tournament will also help promote the program and raise awareness in the Deerfield Beach and South Florida communities to help start local programs.
The Orlando programs, already a year old, have already helped over 450 kids through the after school program and 4 free volleyball clinics throughout the Orlando area.
For more information on Dig 4 Kids or the tournament, please contact Mitch Sadowsky, Florida Program Director by phone at 414-745-3158 or by email at mitch.dig4kidsfl@gmail.com
Dig 4 Kids was founded in the spring of 2000 by Professional Beach Volleyball Player and Olympic Gold Medalist, Eric Fonoimoana. The foundation is a 501 C 3 non-profit for public benefit corporation and has a federal charitable tax-exempt status. It was established after Eric noticed the lack of youth education and exercise programs in disadvantaged communities. He felt a strong desire to "equalize" these circumstances in these areas. With the success of the foundations first pilot program conducted in Carson, California and Eric's success in winning THE GOLD, the dream of Dig 4 Kids has become a reality and the organization has gained both national and international sponsorship and recognition for its efforts. Dig 4 Kids has helped over 2,450 children learn the importance of education and physical fitness. "Digging Education" is the primary activity of D4K and is an innovative project that combines after-school academic tutoring and mentoring with exercise and volleyball lessons. Students receive assistance with their homework, life-lessons, counseling and then participate in volleyball instruction and training. The program responds to a need for positive after-school activity and takes place from 3pm to 6pm, when many kids are unsupervised and prone to involvement in dangerous or illegal activity.
