About the time former Bethel Park cheerleading coach Sharon Zaremski decided the girls on her squad should engage in community service, an eighth-grade cheerleader with cancer was having a wish granted through the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Adopting the foundation for its fundraising efforts, Bethel cheerleaders staged a spring fashion show during which the girl, who has since recovered, spoke of her joy in meeting members of the Pittsburgh Pirates -- which was her wish.
The first Bethel Park cheerleader-sponsored event raised $600, followed by the second at $1,300. Last year, the event raised more than $13,800.
On March 13, the Bethel Park Cheerleaders' Booster Association will sponsor its 21st Annual Spring Fashion Show, "Oceans of Wishes," benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Pennsylvania and Southern West Virginia. It will be held in the Independence Middle School auditorium, 2807 Bethel Church Road.
The doors open at noon so those who attend can get a close look at auction baskets, and the show begins at 1 p.m.
The effort involves 100 district students -- 66 cheerleaders and 34 boys who are involved in a school organization -- of which 86 will be modeling fashions from Babette's, Buckle, Body Central, T.J. Maxx and other clothing stores. Students will also act as hostesses.
Mistress of ceremonies Heather Abraham of KDKA-TV will describe the outfits as students model them on the runway.
Among the participants will be Madison Zaremski, 14, whose first appearance at a show stretches back to being carried as an infant by her mother, Sharon, who was mistress of ceremonies at the early events.
This time, Madison will model black jeans and a short-sleeved black and red summer shirt.
Nick Heisler, 16, a Bethel Park wrestler, said he looks forward to donning a tuxedo "for such a good cause."
Jillian Lindberg, 17, a fifth-year participant who will model two gowns, said -- besides the event being fun -- she likes "helping to get kids their wish."
"The beauty of it all," said Patti Maloney, president of the booster association, is the entire community pitches in, from businesses to the school district to the students and donors -- and the funds raised grow every year."
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