Lobo Volleyball Grass Bash Raises $5,000 For Charities

UNM Children's Hospital and UNM Scholarship Fund benefit from tournament

When all was said and done, the University of New Mexico volleyball team raised $5,000 at the fourth annual Grass Bash held recently at Johnson Field, doubling the amount raised in 2009. The money raised this year benefits two entities, UNM Children's Hospital and the Jeanne Fairchild Endowed Scholarship. More than 170 teams participated in the various divisions of the grass volleyball tournament.

Photo: Lobo volleyball seniors Lisa Meeter, Jade Michaelsen and Taylor Hadfield present UNM Children's Hospital representative Daniel Jaecks with a check for $4,000. Money was raised through the team's fourth annual Grass Bash.

Lobo seniors-to-be Taylor Hadfield, Lisa Meeter and Jade Michaelsen recently presented Daniel Jaecks, development specialist for UNM Hospitals, with a $4,000 check to go towards the efforts of UNMCH. The remaining $1,000 was presented to the Lobo Club for the Fairchild scholarship.

Media Contact: Judy Willson, (505) 925-5851; e-mail: jwillson@unm.edu