Our Summer 2009 Newsletter is out!

Cheer New York's Summer 2009 Newsletter is hot off the press! Download it today for stories about the team's evening cheering the NY Ramblers soccer teams, appearing at AIDS Walk, Walk MS. There are also stories about featured members, the team's charitable work, upcoming events, TiVo commercial and so much more! Be sure to read it in Adobe Acrobat Reader, so you can follow all the embedded links for even more Cheer NY news, pictures and fun.

Queens down, on to Brooklyn and beyond!

Cheer New York made an exciting appearance at Queens' Gay Pride March on Sunday. If you missed it, we have some good news! You can still catch the team this Saturday in Park Slope, Brooklyn for Brooklyn's Gay Pride Parade, starting at 7:30 pm, at Prospect Park West and 15th Street.

Plus, Cheer New York can be glimpsed in this video on NY1 (http://ny1.com//Default.aspx?ArID=100393). Enjoy! Remember to always Cheer Loud! Cheer Proud!

Come see us in Queens, Sunday June 7

Cheer New York helps kick of Gay Pride Month on this Sunday, June 7 by making a special appearance at Queens Gay Pride Parade. Starting at noon, more than 20 members of CNY will be stunting, cheering, dancing and tumbling down 37th Avenue of Jackson Heights, Queens. Afterward, we'll be checking out the Multicultural Festival on 37th rd from 73rd Street to 77th Street. Cheer Loud! Cheer Proud!

Up (early) for the Challenge!

Every year, Cheer New York is privileged to be invited by Young Adult Institute (YAI) to participate in their Central Park Challenge. We'll be there again this Saturday, June 6th kicking off their run and welcoming the walkers (and runners) back just near the Bethesda Fountain. Stop by from 8:00 to noon and say hi!


And if you haven't already, we encourage you to Sponsor a Participant in this great cause! YAI offers services to children and adults who are struggling with physical and mental disabilities. YAI organizers are some of the kindest people you'd ever hope to meet, and we couldn't be more enthusiastic to cheer them!

Spirit Night This Sunday!

Join Cheer NY at the RamRod Bar (formerly the Dugout), 185 Christopher Street, near the West Side Highway, this Sunday, May 31st (5pm-9pm). Come meet the team, hang out inside the bar or on their outdoor deck. Beer blast, drink specials, $1 Jello shots, and $50 bar tab raffle.

We Are Proud of You! We Are Proud of You!

Cheer New York congratulates all the great people who turned out for Sunday's AIDS Walk New York. Total 2009 Funds Raised To Date: $5,603,409! Thanks for turning out, we cheer for you!

Ramblers Ra-Rahs vs. CNY Cheers: A Soccer Rumble at the Piers

The soccer gays were ready for us this year. They bedazzled their shirts; they wore headbands; and shook their own pompoms, as we regaled them with our Spring 2009 cheerdance routine at our second annual visit to the Indoor Classic Soccer Tournament, held at Chelsea Piers on Saturday, March 28th.

As the performing guests, we cheered loud and proud for the New York Ramblers, the host of the international sports gathering, and for the multitude of teams, with many athletes coming from San Francisco, Atlanta, and as far away as Italy. We fed off their enthusiastic energy as they remembered us from last year, with hoots and hollers permeating our choreographed routine, nicely put together by Captain Mike V. The teams loved it. But don't take our word for it, watch the video! We were pumped. And they were pumped, scoring plenty of goals afterward.

They remembered last year's fierce-and-flawless inaugural performance. They were such fans that some even asked afterward about their favorite team members (i.e., Dan V.). We told them some couldn't make it this time. Maybe 2010 tournament?

I have a feeling they'll even more ready for us next year. Hmm, maybe they'll do toe-touches! (I can see a battle going down. Can't wait!)—Raymund F.

CNY: What others are saying!

Cheer New York had a busy weekend, in addition to performing Saturday for the Young Adult Institute, at the Marriot Marquis Ballroom (see a video here), CNY brought it Sunday for MS Walk NY. About 9,000 people participated and helped raise $1.7 million. The money will benefit medical research and services for people suffering from Multiple Sclerosis.

Cheer New York was there and we made an impression! But let's let one participant tell you:

They even had cheerleaders to get the crowd fired up! Apparently their name is "Cheer New York." It is a volunteer group that cheers at non profit events like this. I told Cindy IF I had known this existed, I would have joined a LONG time ago. When I told Cavan about it and how if I wasn't pregnant, I would be one, he said that he would tell everyone my profession is a non profit cheerleader - how cool is that!

It IS cool to be able to say your profession is "non-profit cheerleader!" Take it from us. You can read more about Walk MS here, at Melissa and Cavan's blog.

Come Check Out What We Got!

The majority of you Cheer New York fans out there have witnessed CNY encouraging and motivating at AIDS Walk, Avon Walk, MS Walk or one of the countless other charity events we participate in, but the question is....have you ever seen us Bring It?

Cheer NY will debut our new cheer routine during the exhibition portion of the CUNY Cheerleading Competition this coming Thursday. Information about this awesome event is below.

February 28th (Thursday)
7:00 pm - 9 pm.
Lehman College Apex Building
CUNY, Bronx, NYC.

Come join us! We'll be the ones kicking butt and takin' names. :)

(Click on the title to see last year's video from CUNY Competition.)