1. For Immediate Release
October 23, 2015
Contact:
Lauren Massey, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
617-582-7424; lauren_massey@dfci.harvard.edu
Area cheerleaders participating in Cheer for Dana-Farber fundraiser
Fundraiser gives cheerleaders the opportunity to help conquer cancer
BOSTON – Area cheerleaders are participating in the third annual Cheer for Dana-FarberSM
presented by Walmart, which supports adult and pediatric cancer care and research at Boston’s
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The Southington Valley Midget Football League cheerleaders and
Southington High School Blue Knight cheerleaders are fundraising until Thanksgiving Day,
Nov. 26.
To participate in Cheer for Dana-Farber, cheerleading teams fundraise in their local communities
through car washes, bake sales, canister collections, and more. There is no minimum fundraising
requirement, but teams are required to register.
All teams that raise $1,000 or more will be entered into a drawing for the four grand prizes – a
chance to perform a cheerleading routine prior to the Dec. 20 New England Patriots game against
the Tennessee Titans. Each additional $1,000 raised earns teams an additional ticket entered into
the drawing. The top nine fundraising teams will be invited to a special cheer clinic Saturday,
Dec. 12 run by the New England Patriots Cheerleaders at the Field House at Gillette Stadium in
Foxborough, Mass.

2. Since the program began in 2013, more than 160 teams have raised over $154,000. To learn
more about Cheer for Dana-Farber – including all prizes and official rules – or to register a team,
please visit: cheerfordanafarber.org. To support the Southington Valley Midget Football League
cheerleaders, please visit
www.kintera.org/faf/search/searchTeamPart.asp?ievent=1133305&team=6468020. To support
the Southington High School Blue Knight cheerleaders, please visit
www.kintera.org/faf/search/searchTeamPart.asp?ievent=1133305&team=6476999.
About Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a principal teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, is world-
renowned for its leadership in adult and pediatric cancer treatment and research. Designated as a
comprehensive cancer center by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), it is one of the largest
recipients among independent hospitals of NCI and National Institutes of Health grant funding.
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