Cheerleaders Raise Money In Support Of Dogs

The Newtown High School cheerleaders are helping support animals in need in Newtown with a fundraising effort at home football games this fall. They have baked and will be selling homemade dog treats to raise money to benefit the Spay & Neuter Association of Newtown and Brian J Silverlieb Animal Care And Control Center.

The Cheerleaders will sell dog treats for $5 a bag at Blue and Gold Stadium when the Nighthawks host games on October 19 and November 9 and 21.

There will be a collection bin for those wishing to contribute canned dog or cat food which will be delivered to the Food Pantry, assisting  Newtown families in feeding their beloved pets.

Members of the Newtown High School cheerleading team — who will sell homemade dog treats to raise money for the Spay and Neuter Association of Newtown and Brian J Silverlieb Animal Care And Control Center at home football games — support the Nighthawks during Saturday’s win at Oxford in photo at right. The entire team in pictured at left. Team members are, from left, front: Kristine Flaxlanger, Ashley Meisenheimer, Megan Evans, Samantha Rohrbacher, Amy Caporale, and Liia Elken; middle: Jackie Sgobbo, Ivy Lee, Carly Sullivan, Olivia Ingham, Samantha Luzietti, Emma Sullivan, Sophia Matis, and Kristina Tollkuci; back: Laura Sullivan, Madeline Bridges, Laken Hughes, Celia Gold, Elizabeth Zambernardi, and Jess Mulliany.