by Sarah Craighead Dedmon

The Machias Memorial High School cheer team worked hard to win a place in the New England championship competition, to be held March 18 in Worcester, Massachusetts. 

Now, they hope their community will help them attend by participating in two fundraisers planned for this month.

This Saturday, March 4, supporters can help by bringing their bottles and cans to the school, where Cutler Village Redemption will collect them and return the proceeds to the cheer team. That event will last from 8 a.m. to roughly 2 p.m.