Hi

This Cheer season I’ve been given the opportunity to travel to NCA Nationals in Houston, Texas, at the end of February. I will be representing my Cheer team Vibes. This year is especially meaningful to me as it marks my 10th year in Cheerleading, and it will be my final year competing with Vibes before I (hopefully!) go to university, where I plan to continue with Cheer.

I’m currently Cheering on two teams, a Level 2 and a Level 5, and Cheer has been a big part of my life for many years. This competition feels like a really special way to finish this chapter with my team.

To help with the cost of travel, accommodation, and competition fees, I’m taking on a sponsored gym challenge.

Over the next 2-3 weeks, I’ll be completing 15,000 steps on the StairMaster. On average, 1,000 steps takes around 25–30 minutes, meaning the full challenge will total approximately 6–7.5 hours of stair climbing, spread across multiple gym sessions, and is roughly the same as climbing the Empire State Building around 9 times!

Any donation would be hugely appreciated and would help support me in getting to this competition. Thank you so much for taking the time to read and for supporting my Cheer journey!!

Ellie