NBA All-Star, Dunwoody Cheerleaders Surprise Students at Fundraiser

Students at Chesnut Charter Elementary School received a special surprise on Sept. 18 when cheerleaders from Dunwoody High School and former Atlanta Hawk Dikembe Mutombo appeared at the Chesnut Challenge Fun Run fundraiser kickoff

The cheerleaders wowed students, parents and faculty with stunts and cheers written just for Chesnut.

Mutombo, an eight-time NBA All-Star and four-time winner of NBA Defensive Player of the Year, spoke to the children about the importance of education and told them to never limit themselves.

The Chesnut Challenge provides students with a fundraising period until Oct. 1 to raise support and collect donations from friends and family members. Youths will earn prizes and support the Fun Run slated to take place Oct. 2.

This year’s theme is “Stepping Up for STEM.” All donations will help the school purchase learning tools for the Science Technology Engineering and Math Lab.

Students will jog, skip and jump around a track to high-energy music from a DJ on the day of the Fun Run. Second- and third-graders will run from 11 a.m. to noon, fourth- and fifth-graders will run from noon to 1 p.m. and children in pre-k and first grade will run from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

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