GoBeGreat Award Winners and Their Stories

One of the teams from Platinum Athletics received donations for and created “chemo care baskets” to give those currently going through cancer treatment. The goal was to create one or two baskets, but this team went above and beyond getting donations and were able to make 10 beautiful, comforting and fun-filled baskets. Items included soft...Read More

This program participates annually in multiple activities in their community and have named their internal philanthropic committee “Purple Hands”.  Each year, they help with the Special Olympics Summer games for their region. Athletes, coaches and family members can be found cheering on the sidelines, presenting medals, taking pictures, leading dances, holding signs, or simply giving...Read More

This year at NCA All-Star Nationals, we were honored to award the #GoBeGreat award to a program who embraced the term “it takes a village”. The village began with their gym in South Florida and, thanks to social media, quickly spread to become the entire all-star community. Emma had been a seasoned athlete, competing with...Read More

My “Louisiana” version of our class motto surrounded by our social contracts that each class agrees to follow and signs the contract. I have been teaching for 27 plus years and I am currently a Math Interventionist for a 5-8 grade campus. My focus this year is all 8th grade. My school is a Title...Read More

I have known Julie for many years and her family’s story is motivational. Brock was an exceptional athlete and their story really resonated for me. GoBeGreat is inspirational and embodies everything you would want for your kids in life. I knew my son had the potential to be great.  He possessed that IT quality, the drive,...Read More

The National Cheerleaders Association adopted the ‘go be great’ mantra and created the GoBeGreat Award to celebrate competing athletes making a difference in their communities. Teams are nominated and recognized at the competition award ceremony. A trophy is awarded to the most impactful team to celebrate their service and leadership.  This year at NCA’s national...Read More