Ivan Auyeung determined to boost funds for lung most cancers analysis after his father handed away earlier this yr. When his household realized his prognosis, they have been informed he had solely 5 years left to dwell – but that was lower all the way down to an excellent shorter 9 months.
“My aim was to assist a small a part of a a lot greater downside in our world and hope that this can be utilized to assist sufferers and their households who’re at the moment present process the identical battle my father and my household did lower than a yr in the past.”
Ivan engaged the volleyball group by promoting customized board shorts (named “IE Reverse Blossom”). He labored with Slunks, an organization that sells board/volleyball shorts which might be an enormous area of interest within the males’s volleyball group. Together with his platform on Instagram, @slunks.IE, in addition to at his volleyball membership, Houston Volleyball Academy, he was capable of not solely elevate consciousness however promote 194 pairs of shorts to boost $7,800!
Particular due to Ivan, his household, his designer, @southshorecreatives on Instagram, and the directors on the Houston Volleyball Academy!