Archives: CHEER-Champions
CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: THE WELLNESS COALITION!

Congratulations to our CHEER CHAMPion of the Week, The Wellness Coalition, which launched a campaign to help normalize breastfeeding. The Wellness Coalition educates Alabamians on the benefits of breastfeeding and the importance of breastfeeding-friendly hospitals and workplaces. “Numerous stud
Read MoreCHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: CHANELLE ANDREWS!

Chanelle Andrews, BA, CBS, IBCLC is a “Postpartum First Responder”, lactation consultant, and owner of Hey Mama Lactation and Perinatal Care. She describes herself as the person who helps parents to “put the [breastfeeding] pieces together to make it all m
Read MoreCHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: LITTLE SUNSHINE CHILDCARE CENTER!

Our CHAMPion of the week is Little Sunshine Childcare Center, located in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Little Sunshine serves families by providing a safe and supportive environment for their children’s physical, emotional, and social development. They were nominated for promoting and supporting breast
Read MoreCHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: REFUGEES HOPE!

Refugees Hope is a men's soccer team, supported by several NGOs including CHEERing that is breaking all records with repeated wins in Greece's biggest amateur soccer league. CHEERing is particularly proud of the team because every single player has gotten their COVID vaccination! Go Refugees Hope!
Read MoreCHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: CHERI NEMEC!

Cheri Nemec is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, Certified Lactation Specialist, Indigenous Breastfeeding Counselor, and Member of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. Cheri began working in the breastfeeding field to address gaps in access to breastfeeding education and
Read MoreCHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: ALABAMA PRISON BIRTH PROJECT!
CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP!

Boston University Medical Group (BUMG) represents the physician and faculty body of Boston University School of Medicine and our institutional home, Boston Medical Center. The group recently announced a policy to support breastfeeding faculty by funding up to two, 30-minute pumping break periods per
Read MoreCHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: ANNIE ARMSTRONG!

This week’s CHAMPion of the Week is Annie Armstrong, a young artist in Scotland, UK, who has been providing her creative designs for CHEER and CHEERing since she was a teenager in high school. Indeed, Annie's first ever paid artwork was her famous “If only he had breastfed” holiday card for CH
Read MoreCHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: FEREIDON RAHIMI!

Fereidon Rahimi is head coach for the CHEERing STARS football program and Executive Director and Director of Coaching of the newly created CHEERing Football Club. Originally from Afghanistan, he has lived much of his life in Iran and currently lives in Greece with his family. He is a respected leade
Read MoreCHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: DANNI SCALES!

Danni Scales is a long-term volunteer at CHEERing where she works to support breastfeeding, enhance infant nutrition, and coaches the Beautiful Girls soccer team at the Malakasa 1 refugee camp. Danni graduated from Technological Un
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