Sequoia Pathway Puma Cheer celebrating American spirit Saturday

Sequoia Pathway Puma Cheer will be hosting a spaghetti dinner on Saturday to raise funds for their trip to national cheerleading competition in Dallas.

The dinner will be at Raceway Bar & Grill, 49237 West Papago Rd., on Sept. 11 from 6-9 p.m.

Proceeds from the dinner will benefit Puma Cheer and also the 100 Club, an Arizona organization that aids families of fallen police officers and fire fighters. “The cheer coaches have taught the girls ‘when you get, you give back,” and the squad has decided to donate a percentage of every fundraiser to a local charity,” said parent volunteer Trecia Estes.

Speakers at the fundraiser will be Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, Maricopa Fire Chief Wade Brannon, Pathway Principal Rachael Lay and newly crowned Miss Graham County, Leisel Innes, who was the cheer coach for Pathway’s squad at NCA summer camp. The cheer squad will also perform.

Pathway’s Senior Competition Puma Cheers are heading to Dallas in January for the National Cheer Association’s national competition on Jan. 8-9. As the only Maricopa junior high school competing at Nationals, the girls have set their sights on bringing home the first NCA Nationals awards to their hometown.

The entire Pathway cheer program is 100 percent volunteer-based and focuses on the program not only as sport training but also as a way to build a sense of self and community in the girls.

Pre-sale tickets for the dinner are $7 per person or $20 for a family of four ($5 additional per family member after four). Tickets at the door are $10 per person or $25 for a family of four ($7 additional per family member after four).

To order tickets or for additional information, email [email protected] or contact any Puma cheerleader. Any and all donations for Pathway Cheer can be directed through Sequoia Pathway Academy at 520-568-9333.

If you go:
What: Pathway Puma Cheer spaghetti dinner fundraiser
When: Saturday, Sept. 11, 6-9 p.m.
Where:  Raceway Bar & Grill, 49237 West Papago Rd.
Tickets: $7 per person (pre-sale) or $10 per person at the door (family rates listed above)

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