{"id":10662,"date":"2026-07-10T10:41:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T14:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teamimpact.org\/?p=10662"},"modified":"2026-07-10T10:41:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T14:41:58","slug":"friendship-series-she-loves-me-and-i-love-her-back-ellie-and-hannah-georgia-cheer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teamimpact.org\/about\/blog\/friendship-series-she-loves-me-and-i-love-her-back-ellie-and-hannah-georgia-cheer\/","title":{"rendered":"Friendship Series: &#8220;She loves me and I love her back.&#8221; \u2014 Ellie and Hannah, Georgia Cheer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For 11-year-old Eliana \u201cEllie,\u201d being a part of Georgia Cheer is more than a chance to hype up the crowd alongside teammates. It is the feeling of unconditional love and support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ellie, who lives with Williams Syndrome, was matched with UGA cheerleading through Team IMPACT in 2025. Coming into a large team of over fifty members creates some uncertainty, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamimpact.org\/teams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UGA coach worked with Team IMPACT<\/a> to make a smaller board of nine cheerleaders that would help integrate Ellie into the team fully. Among those nine were Hannah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Ellie and Hannah, Georgia Cheer\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZJMQnv9hnJE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the start, Hannah and Ellie shared an unbreakable bond. Hannah always begins every practice by greeting Ellie and making sure to partner up with her at games. She made sure that Ellie never felt out of place in the team environment. After only a few months of being matched together, Hannah texted Ellie\u2019s family this message:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI just wanted to let you know how thankful I am to be a part of sweet Ellie\u2019s life! She just lights up the room, and I just am so thankful Team IMPACT allowed us all to meet! She is something so special and y&#8217;all have done an incredible job with her. She makes my days! Little girls just like her are exactly who make me so excited for my future career. She is the sweetest, HILARIOUS, loving little girl! 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The small moments are what makes the pair\u2019s relationship stand out, with Hannah being in communication with Ellie\u2019s family, and making it a point to be the first to include her; it shows how much she cares about Ellie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"10691\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.teamimpact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Eliana8.jpeg?resize=683%2C1024&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.teamimpact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Eliana8-scaled.jpeg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.teamimpact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Eliana8-scaled.jpeg?resize=200%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 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cheers, Hannah was the first and only volunteer to get on stage with Ellie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hannah demonstrates that showing up excited is a game changer in the teammate bond, and that her support and excitement for Ellie\u2019s wins, big or small, makes the world a difference. Hannah\u2019s presence on stage made Ellie feel special. Performing cheers in front of a crowd with her UGA teammates was a huge moment for her confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<strong>What I love about Hannah is that she loves me, and I love her back, and she\u2019s my bestie,<\/strong>\u201d Ellie shared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ellie and Hannah show us that Team IMPACT is not about being included only on the big stage, but also backstage. 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