2022- 15th Annual Growler Beach Volleyball Tournament
Growler 2022- Tues. Aug 2nd – Aug 23rd, 2022
North Raleigh’s Largest Sporting
Social Event of the Summer
36 Teams from 7+ North Raleigh Swim Clubs Compete for the Coveted Growler Cup and support St Baldrick’s Foundation.
NEWS FLASH!!! 4 New Teams will be added the Growler Tournament in 2022.
Growler expands to 36 Teams. Team designations will be earned based on Highest Bidder with one new team from each of the Host Clubs (Springdale, Lake Park, and Greystone). The 4th team can be formed from any of the existing participating swim clubs or a NEW club. More Details to come. Contact Bill Speri with any questions.
We raised over
$130,000 in 2021
Growler has now exceeded the highest total donations to St. Baldrick’s in a single year. We are the 2nd largest SB event in NC and 12th largest event in the US. We’ve raised over $700,000 overall from past year campaigns. Don’t forget to apply for any Corporate Match opportunities your employer offers if you made donations this year. Thank you to all of the sponsors, players, volunteers, attendees and teams who made this 4 week volleyball event a success. Your time, effort and generosity does not go unnoticed.
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Plans are underway for an even larger GROWLER this coming year! Save the Dates- Tuesday nights, Aug 2nd – Aug 23rd, 2022.
Start your 2022 St Baldrick’s Campaign Today !
2022 Growler St. Baldrick’s Site >
https://www.stbaldricks.org/events/mypage/6792/2022
This is why we GROWL!
Meet Dominick, Our 2022 Spirit of the Growler Kid.
(Click on Photo to read his story)
NEWS Worthy Clips
Brooke Bryand and Lindsay Rynearson Raised more than $25,000 for St Baldrick’s in 2018.
Check out the WRAL segment on their story.
https://www.wral.com/news/local/noteworthy/video/17788367/
DRONE Footage from NIGHT ONE 2021
Special Appreciation to Ryan Ball BallisticPhotography.com
2014 Growler Beach Volleyball Tournament Championship Night Video
Growler has raised over $700,00 in the past 11 years to support children’s cancer research. Please support us as we continue to grow.
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Meet the 2021 Spirit of the Growler Kids.
You’ve Got to See this….
Let’s support Gavin’s Flour Challenge
Click on their photos below for their stories.
Championship and “Rock the Bald” Event
Tuesday Night 8/17
Congrats Springdale’s Volleywood
2021 Growler Champions
Download >>> 2021 Growler Championship Bracket Finalized
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2021 Growler Volleyball Gear will be available at the Admissions Table on Opening Night
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Hosted by:
Springdale Area Recreation Club
9001 Leesville Rd, Raleigh NC
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Tuesday Night Admissions for Non-Players (All Admissions go to St Baldrick’s)
$5 – Kids -13 & under (Food Only Bracelet)
$10 – 14 to 20 year olds (Food Only Bracelet)
$15 – 21 & over (Beer and Food Bracelet)
No Coolers Allowed
We encourage you to CARPOOL or Uber to Springdale. Please get with your team members and neighbors to share a ride. We are discouraging overflow parking within 150′ of open businesses in the Food Lion Parking lot. You can park behind Food Lion(50 spaces) Please refer to this map for recommended parking areas.
Player Waiver Form – 2021 Growler release_and_waiver
Recommended Additional Parking >> Growler Parking (updated 2016)
Swimming for Non-Springdale members– If your child would like to swim, you will need to pay our normal $5 guest fee per person as you enter the Pool entrance. No child under the age of ten (10) is permitted to enter the pool area without an adult or guardian present. Please refer to the Springdale website or talk to one of our lifeguards for more information about pool rules. http://springdalepool.com/rules
GROWLeadERship Team- If you would like to be more involved with Growler, please email Bill Speri, wmsperi@gmail.com. We still need more people that will take ownership roles in managing parts of the Growler. A Big thanks to everyone on this page >> https://growlervolleyball.com/
2014 Growler Beach Volleyball Tournament Championship Night Video
Video Drone footage from 2018 Opening night- Due to storms and unusual airport traffic, this was done early in the evening. This was filmed of the first games and only represents less than half the crowd that attended. Special Thanks to Michael Stanley who provided this video. LOOK FOR NEW VIDEO SOON OF THE FINAL NIGHT!!!!
https://www.tourbuzz.net/public/vtour/display/1107227?a=1#!/
2021 Schedule Recap
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Despite having to cancel the 2020 Growler Volleyball Tournament due to COVID-19, Growler raises over $56,500 for Children’s Cancer Research.
See the “Rock the Bald” Head Shaving – (recorded) https://www.facebook.com/GrowlerVolleyball
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2020 Growler Gear sales were a huge success. Thank you Get Stuff Done 4 Kids for paying for the shirt and buff printing. 100% of sales was donated to St Baldricks.
Though COVID stopped volleyball play this year, it hasn’t slowed down kids’ cancer. These annoyances of staying protected from COVID and the concerns of getting sick and dying are new to us, but this is the NORMAL life for kids and families with cancer. We still are supporting our fundraising efforts for St Baldrick’s. Growler’s strength has always been the networking of 7 swim clubs, 300+ players and the support of hundreds of spectators and sponsors. Our strength is also our detriment when it comes to dealing with this social virus. We will be back in 2021.
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The 2019 Growler had a tremendous year raising over $121,500 so far for St. Baldrick’s Foundation. We’ve exceeded the HALF MILLION Dollar mark for total money raised from past years for children’s cancer research. Donations are still coming in, so who knows where we will finish. We are currently the 3rd largest SB event in our region (NC/SC/GA) and in the top 5% of all SB events in the US.
Thank you to all our sponsors and volunteers for making this such a special event.
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Congratulations Seven Oak’s Kiss My Ace for winning back to back years- 2019 Growler Champions

This is why we Growl – Jack Callahan- Our 2019 Spirit of the Growler Kid- Read More >> About Jack
Teams Raleigh Brawl and Team Sand Diggers supported Jack and his family this year by donating Gatorades and Snowcones to sell during each week of Growler. Also a portion of Growler proceeds was also earmarked for the Callahan family.
2019 Junior Growler was a big success
Team Here For Beer hosted Junior Growler which had over 80 kids play and raised over $1300 for St Baldricks
2019 Jr Growler Details >>>> Junior Growler
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2019 Senior Growler – Sat. Aug 17th @ Crabtree Swim Club
Another Successful Year raising over $1500. Thank you Crabtree teams for hosting a great event.
CONGRATS to Seven Oak’s AARP Senior team for winning
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2019 Online Auction for Dig For Duke-
Growler supported Andrea Cornel by raising over $1000 in her efforts to raise money for Duke Childrens Hospital. Her Dig for Duke Tournament raised over $10,000 this year.
More Info >>>> Dig for Duke
http://www.digforduke.com/index.html
Auction Site >>>>Online Auction
2019 Schedule (recap)
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2018 Was a Record Breaking Year with Donations of
$126,773
for St Baldrick’s Foundation to fund Children’s Cancer Research.
This makes Growler the #2 largest St Baldricks event in NC/SC/ and GA. And the top 4% of all SB events in the country.
Brooke Bryand and Lindsay Rynearson Raised more than $25,000 for St Baldrick’s in 2018.
Check out the WRAL segment on their story.
https://www.wral.com/news/local/noteworthy/video/17788367/

Congratulations!!
2018 Growler Champions
Seven Oaks- Kiss My Ace
2018 Inaugural Senior Growler Champions
Springdale – Senior Setizens
Crabtree Swim Club raises more than $900 hosting the 1st ever Sr Growler on Aug 25th.
2018 Junior Growler was a huge success
Team Here for Beer raised over $1,200 by hosting the 2nd Annual Jr Growler on Aug 5th. They attracted over 80 kids to support St Baldricks.
Spirit of the Growler Kid– Growler supported Hunter Wise in 2018. Hunter just turned 12 in October. Hunters first brain surgery was May 2015 to remove a tumor/cyst. He had another brain surgery one week later due to complications. His family learned he has a rare choriocarcinoma and a Germinoma. When he was released from the hospital he had double vision, Diabetes Insipidus, an inability to regulate his internal thermostat, headaches, nausea, and constant fatigue with the least little bit of activity. Since then Hunter has gone through 2 more brain surgeries, spinal tap and chemotherapy. He’s a real fighter. Growler is proud to honor him in 2018 and support his family. A portion of the Growler proceeds will be given to the family to help support his medical bills. Read More about Hunter >> Hunter’s Story
Please read Melissa’s message on how much to give:
https://growlervolleyball.com/?p=1316
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Lastest Posts on the Growler
The plan derived by the GROWLeadERship team to create 4 new teams for the 2022 Growler.
April 19, 2022 By Mark
The decision to expand from 32 teams to 36 was the direct result of feedback from the various participating pools about the desire to include more people in the event. The below approach was discussed multiple times among the leadership team and … [Finish Reading...]
Hello Growler Sponsors!
April 18, 2022 By Mark
The GROWLeadERship team just wanted to reach out to our previous sponsors to start the conversation about Growler 2022. We once again wanted to issue a HUGE Thank you for your past year's assistance. Looking back at 2021 we feel fortunate that … [Finish Reading...]
Growler 2022 kick off letter!
March 15, 2022 By Mark
Can't wait to get back at it in 2022 as we continue to support St Baldricks and the fight against Childhood Cancer. Just to close out 2021... we set a record with $130,261 raised. We are the 2nd largest SB event in NC and 12th largest event in … [Finish Reading...]
Championship Night Details
August 22, 2017 By Mark
It All Comes Down to Tuesday night's Championship Finale. This night will be special. We have already exceeded last year's St Baldrick's fund raising efforts with over $50K on the SB site and at least $16K in event profits ($66K total). … [Finish Reading...]