Volleyball Of The Rockies (VOTR) has been donating time, money, nets, facilities and volleyball expertise in our community since 1988.  For almost 15 years starting in the early 90’s, VOTR volunteered to run the March of Dimes Mudd Volleyball Tournament.  In 1998, The Island Opened with a “Beach Bash” Fundraiser benefiting Denver Kids and the Tennyson Center.  Later that year, VOTR began donating their building and staff to help the local volleyball community run Volley4Charity which is has raised over $250,000 to date and is still going strong.   Over the years they supported volleyball related events like Lobsterpolluza (Angel Eyes Foundation), The Rusty Scott Memorial Classic, and the Denver Girls and Boys Club tournaments and donated nets and volleyballs in Africa, Nepal and Mexico.

     In 2002, SOB Volleyball Vacations began silent auctions on their trips, raising over $100,000 so far for Por Los Ninos in Ixtapa Mexico.   In 2022, VOTR began hosting the AVP Denver Open and $10,000 is donated to Volley4Charity from this event each year. And finally, 2024 saw VOTR adopt a membership component for all participants so they could manage waivers, player conduct codes, rosters, rankings and player profiles.  A portion of each membership fee is earmarked for volleyball related causes in Colorado including:

Collegiate Beach Athletes
Scholarships for Homegrown Beach Players competing at local colleges (Colorado Mesa University, Trinidad State College)

College Beach Programs
Helping Colleges in our region with beach volleyball infrastructure or expenses (nets, lines, balls, sand, uniforms, travel, etc.)

Local Volleyball Programs
Helping local youth programs or athletes, Hardcourt or Sand

Homegrown Beach Athletes
   Financial support for our top tier local beach players to compete on the National or International Beach Volleyball Stage including assistance for travel, entry fees, and lodging.  Support is scaled by performance.

Colorado Beach Courts
Helping communities build more beach courts

 

2025 VOTR Funding Cycle

  • Volley4Charity ($12,000):  $2,000 from VOTR Gives in matching funds for registration donations.  In addition to donating the Island court, VOTR earmarks $10,000 from AVP Denver Open entry fees for V4C. (link)
  • Colorado Mesa University ($15,000): Ten Scholarships @ $1,500 each for Beach Volleyball Athletes from Colorado.  (link)
  • Trinidad State College ($1,000): Beach Program for New Nets, Lines, Balls and travel expenses etc. (link)
  • Central Wyoming College ($1,000): Beach Program for New Nets, Balls, Travel expenses, etc. (link)
  • Silverback Volleyball Club (Denver) ($5,000): Player scholarships, court fees, fees for Western State Volleyball Camp (July in Gunnison), subsidy for annual travel tourney. The Dive Volleyball Facility donates courts time at reduced rates. (link)
  • Local Athletes ($6,250):  Gage Basey, Ian Carlson, Jackie Wegner, Katie Pyles, Lars Basey, Lena Sokolowski, Lindsey Jin, Mike Groselle, Nemanja Komar, Ryan Smith, Sean Carlson, Skylar Del Sol. 
  • Trinidad/Wyoming Match at Island ($1,820):  Lunch for all athletes and coaches as well as a Molten Volleyball for all beach athletes (14 per school).  
  • Juniors Training: Reduced rates for Juniors Training at Island and Oasis.  
  • Bonedigger Volleyball Tournament ($1,000): Bonedigger has been raising funds for local charities since 2003 including the Alzheimer's Foundation since 2020. 
  • Kyra Peck Memorial Fund ($500): Facility and funds to support club volleyball and college tuition scholarships in memory of Kyra Peck. For more information link to Because of Kyra
  • Other ($300): Volleyballs and Nets to Nepal (Sherri Frazier)

 

Please contact us if you are interested in getting involved...

Volunteer at the Volley4Charity Tournament, join their board, or help at the AVP Door

Make a specific donation/sponsorship to one of these groups, athletes, or events

Reach if you know of a cause we missed that fits our giving profile

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