FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CHEER LOS ANGELES to Raise Spiritsand Fundsat Christopher Street Wests Los Angeles LGBT

Pride Festival and Parade Sat., June 9 & Sun., June 10; Donations to Benefit The Life Group LA WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (June 6, 2012) The spirited men and women of CHEER LOS ANGELES (Cheer LA) are honored to bring their brand of charitable cheerleading for community causes to the 2012 Los Angeles LGBT Pride festival and parade presented by Christopher Street West (CSW) on Saturday, June 9 and Sunday, June 10 as part of the squads summer LGBT pride tour to raise funds for local HIV/AIDS organizations! For over a decade, Cheer LA has performed for hundreds of thousands of spectators lining Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood during the annual LA Pride Parade. In 2011, CSW invited the team to help kick off mainstage festivities inside the festival grounds for the first time. This year, Cheer LA is proud to return to this years festival with a brand-new, high-flying stunt performance and Madonna-inspired dance routine on Saturday, June 9 at 3:20pm and Sunday, June 10 at 3:50pm. After Saturdays mainstage performance, Cheer LA will help welcome this years participants in the AIDS/Lifecycle Ride to End AIDS as they end their seven-day, 545-mile bicycle journey from San Francisco to Los Angeles in order to raise HIV/AIDS awareness raise money of the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center and the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. On Sunday morning, Cheer LA will bring another heavy dose of spirit to the LA Pride Parade, kicking off at 11 a.m. Team members and their helpful volunteers will march along the parade route with blue Spirit Buckets in tow to collect donations on behalf of The Life Group LA, a local organization that provides education, empowerment, and emotional support to people infected and affected by HIV and AIDS in order to help them make informed choices regarding their healthcare and well being. About Cheer Los Angeles: Since 2001, Cheer Los Angeles has provided a philanthropic outlet for adult men and women interested in the sport of cheerleading. Cheer LA, as well as other squads in the Pride Cheerleading Association, is an active group of volunteers seeking to promote pride, spirit, and diversity in the gay community through dynamic cheer, dance, and stunt performances. At each performance, Cheer LA raises money for its CHEER FOR LIFE fund, which benefits local charities with an emphasis on those serving people affected by HIV/AIDS. To date, Cheer LA has raised over $100,000 for local organizations, and that amount continues to grow. For more information, please visit the team on Facebook (facebook.com/CheerLosAngeles) and their web site (www.CheerLA.org). CONTACT: Sergio Ibarra, Director of Communications. (323) 382-6946. sibarra07@gmail.com.

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