Bay Middle School cheerleaders raise funds for charity

The Bay Middle School cheerleaders recently held a Mini-Cheer Camp for girls ages kindergarten through fourth grade and raised over $1,800 for Journey of Hope, a non-profit who pays for basic living expenses for local cancer patients going through medical treatments.

The all-day camp was held at Westerly Elementary on Saturday, Jan. 7, and facilitated by the twelve Bay Middle School cheerleaders who taught pom-pom routines, chants, cheers and dances. To add to the festivities, the mini-cheerleaders were treated to a camp T-shirt, crafts, snacks, lunch and face painting. The day rounded out with a performance for parents.

The highlight of the camp was their halftime performance at the boys varsity basketball game at Bay High School on Tuesday, Jan. 10. All 60 mini-cheerleaders and middle school cheerleaders took the gym floor for a rousing halftime performance, which was met with applause and whistles from the audience.

The charity of choice, Journey of Hope, is an organization funding adult cancer patients who are desperate for financial assistance to fund basic survival needs while going through cancer treatments. Journey of Hope was founded in 1999, received non-profit status in 2001 and began funding patients in 2002. More information can be found at www.johcleveland.org.