That is absurd. We paid for camp every year for school which was probably $100 and then paid for bows one year when we decided to buy some pre-made bows instead of getting ribbon from the local fabric store. We got sponsors every year for the football program, then sold the programs at games and did a ton of other fundraisers like car washes, etc. We had about 3-4 uniforms but most were old, I believe we got a new one every two years that went in the uniform rotation but we never had to pay for uniforms, warm ups, camp wear, etc. Virginia also considers cheer a sport though so we were only allowed to compete at county, district, regional, and state so we didn't have to worry about competition fees or travel.