Submitted by: Jamie Evans
Boys’ Volleyball- Dallastown @ York Suburban’s 8th Annual WHITE OUT
Since 2009, York Suburban has held a WHITE OUT game to help raise money for The Cancer Patient Help Fund. The event was started to honor Clark Fisher. Clark was a YS volleyball father of two players, volunteer, and avid volleyball player who lost his brief battle with lung cancer in November 2009. YS will be donating to The Cancer Patient Help Fund in memory of John Yorgey, Sr., a parent of two former YS volleyball student-athletes. John lost his fight against cancer in July 2014. New this year, a portion of the funds raised by YS will be donated to the Clark E. Fisher Memorial Scholarship, a Penn State York scholarship for students studying engineering.
YS invited Dallastown to participate in this year’s event during the Dallastown vs. YS volleyball match on May 3, 2016. Dallastown raised funds for Olivia’s House. Since 1996, Olivia’s House has been providing bereavement therapy services for children in York.
Approximately 200-300 people attended the White Out game this year.
Each year our event grows larger. The 2015 White Out vs Red Lion raised over $9,000. This year our goal was $10,000!
The 2016 YS vs Dallastown White Out raised $11,569.00! The following amounts were donated to each charity.
- The Cancer Patient Help Fund- $4,968.32
- Clark E. Fisher Memorial Scholarship- $3,008.34
- Olivia’s House- $3,592.34