Communities In Schools (CIS) of the South Plains and the Board of Directors will host the 8th Annual CIS of the South Plains Peace Love Mud Volleyball Tournament on Saturday, June 11, 2016, at Buffalo Springs Lake, located at 9999 High Meadow Road, Lubbock, Texas. Mud Volleyball is a high octane, fun-filled, mud sport that is the premiere event of its kind in this area. At the 7th Annual Mud Volleyball Tournament, 120 eight-to-twelve player co-ed teams and roughly 500 spectators came out for some fun in the sun! This year Peace.Love.Mud Volleyball is on pace to register 150 teams! Mud Volleyball offers Communities In Schools the ideal platform to raise awareness about the drop out issue impacting this region and the steps CIS of the South Plains takes to remedy the problem.

Event information available at: http://www.cissouthplains.org/registration or by contacting the CIS of the South Plains office at:  806-368-8090.  Don’t miss out!  Come surf the muddy wave of fun with us!

Founded in 1999, it is Communities In Schools of the South Plains’ objective to “empower students to achieve in life.” For 15 years the agency has fulfilled this objective resulting in more than 28,000 students receiving life-altering services.  The efforts of CIS making a difference in the lives of students and families is well-documented and plays out in 16 school districts and on 48 campuses where CIS operates in the Lubbock, the greater Lubbock, and the rural communities.  The dropout issue is a community issue, and your sponsorship will go far in supporting CIS in its efforts to support and empower students to stay in school. All proceeds to benefit CIS student dropout prevention initiatives.

(News release from Communities In Schools of the South Plains)