Published December 24. 2010 05:00PM
Back in November, Kim Makuvek of Kresgeville, a former Eagles cheerleader, asked readers to help her and other Eagles cheerleaders alumni, who formed Team Ra Ras, raise $100,000 for cancer research, by clicking on the website to view their reunion routine, the Decades Dance.
The Decades Dance was the brain child of Maggie Trush-Hammond, an Eagles cheerleader from 1993-99 and is the Membership Chair of the NFL Alumni Philadelphia Chapter Cheerleaders. She organized the event with 140 former Eagles cheerleaders participating in Sept. 11 in Philadelphia where they danced the routine.The Susan G. Komen Foundation Philadelphia Affiliate worked out the details with United Healthcare of Pennsylvania who came on board to donate 10 cents per click to view the YouTube video up to a maximum donation of $100,000. They needed one million clicks. The organization's first ever YouTube video, "Team Ra-Ras Kick" aired Tuesday, Oct. 5. They reached their goal in 30 days on Nov. 4.Now Kim reports that, "After donating $100,000 for the first one million views of our video, UnitedHealthcare of PA has stepped up again and will donate another $50,000 to Komen For the Cure when we reach five million views. We're half way there. And they'll donate another $50,000 at eight million views."So help Kim and Team Ra Ras raise another $100,000 to be donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation by clicking on
www.KomenPhiladlephia.org.The video is dedicated in memory of all those who fought the battle and lost, and in honor of the strength, dignity, and beauty of all survivors.Team Ra Ras are still kicking to help eradicate cancer.