Aylesbury Cheerleading Academy are seeking sponsorship to support funding after earning the opportunity to compete in the USA next year.
After a hugely successful season, Aylesbury Cheerleading Academy (ACA) have two teams heading to the prestigious, best-of-the-best competition The Summit in Orlando in May 2024. This isn’t a competition you can just enter, you have to be awarded a chance to compete at a handful of selected competitions in the UK. This is the third time ACA have won a chance to compete at this international event but the first time we have two teams heading there. A total of 36 athletes aged 11-16 will travel with their coaches to the USA. They will put approximately 200 hours of practice each into their routines between now and when they travel (and more after, until their final UK competition in July). Many athletes are on multiple teams and spend 8+ hours a week in the gym. In order to ensure all those who have earned their place in this team can travel and compete, we are reaching out to local businesses and the community to support these kids through sponsorship and donations. Of course, the athletes and their families will be running their own fundraising events, but at approximately £2500 per athlete for the trip that’s a lot of cakes to sell! We would really appreciate any donations or sponsorship you can offer.
Let’s get some facts straight about cheerleading
– All Star Cheerleading is a highly competitive sport that requires a huge amount of dedication from the athletes involved and is a mixture of tumbling, stunting and high energy dance
– Athletes are required to commit 100%, it’s a team sport that doesn’t work if people aren’t at training
– It’s one of the fastest growing sports in the UK and has recently been granted full Olympic Status and may make its debut at the games in Los Angeles!
It’s not…
– Standing on the sidelines chanting and waving pom poms!
Now, a little about ACA
– Founded in 2014 and operating out of a school hall, ACA is now in it’s 10th season fielding 19 teams and over 400 athletes from two gyms based on Rabans Lane
– In the 22/23 competition season we racked up 50 1st places, 19 2nd places and 7 3rd places as well as 8 grand champions, 2 creative choreography awards, 1 standout technique award and of course 2 Summit bids
– Beyond the medal tables and awards, ACA keeps over 400 girls (and a growing number of boys) engaged in youth sport, providing them opportunities to develop lifelong skills such as teamwork, leadership and commitment.
Target Audience
ACA is an academy that caters for boys and girls over the age of 5, and of all abilities, its a fully inclusive club and thats why it is so successful, it has a true family vibe and its such a great thing to be a part of.
Key Dates and Timings
As previously stated, each athlete costs £2500 and there are 40 athletes to raise for, this is an all inclusive cost, flights, accomodation, food, training costs and comp entry fees.
Specific Opportunity Details
ACA also produced an outstanding FOUR athletes who made Team England for the "Worlds" at the ESPN Stadium in Florida in 2022 and I am extremely proud to say, they brought home GOLD for England after beating Canada! So let me tell you, our reach is now HUGE!!!!!!!! This means anyone looking to get involved with us is really joining a world class organisation.
This is the third time ACA have won a chance to compete at this international event but the first time we have two teams heading there. A total of 36 athletes aged 11-16 will travel with their coaches to the USA. They will put approximately 200 hours of practice each into their routines between now and when they travel (and more after, until their final UK competition in July). Many athletes are on multiple teams and spend 8+ hours a week in the gym. In order to ensure all those who have earned their place in this team can travel and compete, we are reaching out to local businesses and the community to support these kids through sponsorship and donations. Of course, the athletes and their families will be running their own fundraising events, but at approximately £2500 per athlete for the trip that’s a lot of cakes to sell! We would really appreciate any
donations or sponsorship you can offer.
Features and Benefits
Sponsorship packages can be discussed and tailored to your desires depending on sponsorship amount/value.
Investment
£50,000 would be the dream, however any sponsorship is hugely welcomed!
Other Info
All i can say as a parent of one of these athletes is, the benefit this club has had on my daughters life is nothing short of a miracle. It has supported her and nurtured her in the most positive of ways, I wish this was something I could gift every child because the importance of sport, working as part of a team and healthy competition has created the most wonderful and well rounded daughter I could ever wish for, I promise you, you won't find a greater, more special investment.