Thank you for standing up. The original comment was inappropriate and offensive. Good luck! You’ll get there!!!

Another $50 towards your goal from a Bronx sports mom!

BritneyS, I am kicking $150 right now — was going to be $100 but your comment was so inspiring! No matter if you win first place or not, you will make your school and NYC very proud. I wish you the best of luck. Go Eagles!

Hi Britney! I was once a high school cheerleader like yourself that got to go and compete at Disney Nationals my junior year (about 12 years ago now, eek!). It was such a fun, amazing experience to travel with my team, compete on a national stage, see all the other teams and, of course, have some fun at the parks with…

I grew up in a very poor, rural area, and we managed to qualify for nationals twice (it wasn’t particularly easy — only the top two schools at the regional competition were sent on, and our main competition in the region was a school that regularly won the national championship year in and year out, which really meant…

I just donated and you gals are halfway there!

Thank you for that reply. It was better done than I could have written it. I was not a cheerleader ( there were about 15 people in my graduating class), and it was not the kind of place that you wanted to cheer about, but I love the sport and see all the very hard work and dedication that it takes. Add a lack of…

I am one of those easily impressionable strangers who donated. Go figure. P.S. There is no hyphen between easily and impressionable.

Just donated, now you go and have a great time.

Just donated!

You girls go! I went to a very poor high school and wish something like kickstarter had been around. I donated a little and posted the link on my FB page.

Were you a cheerleader? Did you practicing day and night for up to a year perfecting a 4 minute routine to achieve the ultimate goal of making it to Nationals?

What are you talking about? In what universe is qualifying for nationals not that big a deal?

Hope you and all the other young ladies have a wonderful time. You deserve it!

Good for you for being passionate about something, and for speaking up so eloquently when challenged by an adult who is being petty. Donation made. Wishing you and your team all the best of luck, I hope that you get to compete and that you have a fantastic experience.

Good luck! Ignore the troll above and have a great time.

Thank you for everyone who has donated, took time to listen to our story and all the nice comments. A special shoutout for this blog who posted us. You guys are definitely helping us to achieve our dream. Much love ❤️ - One of the Monroe cheerleaders

I know, right? You don’t want to donate, then fucking don’t. But shitting on kids who are working hard, are proud of their achievement and are asking for a bit of help achieve even more is bullshit.

Bullshit. Your entire comment is bullshit. Seems like you take joy in stopping kids you don’t know from achieving a goal.

This is lovely. And extra close to my heart.