GENOA - The Stella Bertz Memorial Cheerleading Association, an organization created to memorialize the late Stella Bertz, will sponsor the Fifth Annual Cheer for a Cure Championship Saturday, Feb. 2 at Genoa High School. Bertz, an enthusiastic Genoa Comet supporter, coached cheerleading in the district for more than 10 years. She succumbed to cancer in February 2003.
 
Doors will open at 7 a.m. Squads from local schools, as well as various elite teams, participate in the well-attended championship. This year, approximately 50 squads, ranging in age from Pee Wee to College, will compete for the championship title. The day’s events will also include two 50/50 cash drawings. Cheer apparel, American Cancer Society ribbons and a variety of concessions will be available for purchase.

 
Funds raised will be divided among three noteworthy causes – 15 percent of the profits will be donated to the American Cancer Society; a portion will be used to help in the purchase of new equipment for the Genoa School District’s cheerleading squads and the remaining funds will be contributed to the Stella Bertz Memorial Scholarship Fund.
 
Through the “Cheer for a Cure” Championship, the Stella Bertz Memorial Cheerleading Association has been able to donate more than $15,000 to the American Cancer Society in the past four years alone.
 
To contribute, obtain more information or to enter a team, contact Maria Maluchnik or Jen Bullock at 419-345-0911.

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