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Fuel Up to Play 60 eNewsletter
This eNewsletter is a companion to the Fuel Up to Play 60 program, designed to help you manage and guide students as they lead the way toward school wellness!
60 Seconds to Claim Your School's Recognition Certificate!
Don't leave school without having your Program Advisor check off your Six Steps on your Dashboard! When your school completes Step 3 (Youth Challenge and/or Kickoff Play), Step 5 (Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Plays) or all Six Steps, you'll qualify for a Recognition Certificate and recognition from your District Superintendent!
The suitable-for-framing Certificates of Healthy Achievement, acknowledging each Program Advisor by name, will be mailed to the principal of all qualifying schools, so the whole school gets recognized!
In addition to the certificates, a recognition letter will be sent to the District Superintendent this summer, acknowledging all schools/Program Advisors.
Make sure your school's Program Advisor checks off all of your completed Six Steps Milestones on their Dashboard to make your school eligible! (Find your school's Program Advisor in the My Team area on your Dashboard, or become a Program Advisor and check off the Steps yourself!)
- Celebrate National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
Fuel Up to Play 60 Makes It Easy!
May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month - and Fuel Up to Play 60 makes it easy to celebrate and get moving! Sponsored by the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition, "May Month" is a great time to activate Physical Activity Plays.
In the interactive Playbook, you'll find suggested activities in the following categories:
- Make the Most of Mornings
- Physical Activity: Anywhere, Anytime!
- After-School Pick-Me-Ups
- Take a Break for Health
- NFL PLAY 60
- New York Program Advisor Takes the Spotlight Reward!
Program Advisors Across the Country Win Activation Rewards
Program Advisor Kimberly Apicella from William Paca Middle School in Mastic Beach, New York, is this month's Activation Reward Spotlight Winner.
Kimberly will receive a $500 gift card, and 51 more Program Advisors across the country will receive $100 gift cards.
Read more about Fuel Up to Play 60 Rewards.
To qualify for the monthly Activation Rewards drawing, schools must have at least one adult signed up as a Fuel Up to Play 60 Program Advisor, and the school must have activated its program. Here are just a few of the ways a school can activate Fuel Up to Play 60:- Program Advisor logs into their online Dashboard and checks off one or more of the Six Steps Milestones.
- Students complete and upload a Fuel up to Play 60 Challenge.
- School applies for Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60.
- Program Advisor submits a Success Story, photo or video.
- Get Your 2010/11 Service Badge!
There are lots of unsung heroes out there, and we want to make sure you are recognized! If you've been serving as a Program Advisor this year but have not yet checked the "I'm a Program Advisor" box on your Dashboard, please do so by the end of the month to qualify for your Program Advisor 2010/11 Service Badge! The badges will show up on your Dashboard when you start school in the fall and may even qualify you for additional Fuel Up to Play 60 benefits next year! Student Ambassador Leadership Summit to Be Held this SummerNewly selected National Student Ambassadors and State Representatives and their Program Advisors are invited to attend a Student Ambassador Summit this summer in Chicago. The summit will focus on leadership and media training and will also feature healthy eating and physical activity advice from leaders in child fitness and nutrition. Stay tuned for more details!
- Program Advisors! Check off your Six Steps ASAP!
- Local Student Ambassador applications due by 5/15
- Summer Bonus Challenge starts 5/30
- Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60 application deadline 6/15
Apply for Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60!
Has your school applied for Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60? Your school has the chance to receive $3,000 through the competitive, nationwide funding program. The next application deadline is June 15 - so if your school hasn't applied, now's the time!
National Student Ambassador Appears on TV!
National Student Ambassador Emma B., from Glade Spring Middle School in Virginia, appeared on "Daytime TriCities" TV show to talk about
Fuel Up to Play 60 and to share her award-winning Healthy Recipe Challenge entry: cinnamon chips and fruit salsa. Click here to see the video.
Keep Moving with the Summer Bonus Challenge!
Encourage your students to stay healthy all summer long! The Fuel Up to Play 60 Summer Theme Song Challenge begins on May 30, and we're asking students to create their own original Fuel Up to Play 60 theme song and dance. The winning entry could be featured on FuelUpToPlay60.com!
When a student (or adult) uploads a Challenge entry, all students in the school will receive a special digital badge and a downloadable reward. AND the school may win additional rewards from their local Dairy Council or be featured in a national eNews! Remember: To easily view your school's Challenge entries, just log in to your Dashboard and see Challenges.
Texas Program Advisor Connects Wellness, Academics and Community
Last month, we featured Ples Robinson, Program Advisor, Science and P.E. teacher at Grapevine Middle School in Grapevine, Texas. Ples is so active that we'd like to tell you more about her successful Fuel Up to Play 60 program!
In addition to spearheading an active Fuel Up to Play 60 program, Ples formed a six-week Fuel Up to Play 60 Health and Wellness class using Fuel Up to Play 60 Tools and Resources as well as the USDA's MyPyramid.
Ples has also taken Fuel Up to Play 60 into the community. This spring, students connected with the community by planning a healthy initiative, "Taste of Grapevine Middle School." Local restaurants were invited to the school, and chefs served their healthy menu items. The event was held the same evening as the spring Open House for parents, so both students and parents could sample the choices and rate their favorite foods.
Ples's program has been so successful that Grapevine students won the Back to Football Friday contest, and as a result Jason Witten of the Dallas Cowboys paid the school a visit. Students also spent time with Witten during their visit to the Super Bowl. Skylar, a National Student Ambassador at Grapevine Middle School, attended the Super Bowl and an NFL event called "Radio Row," where she had a few on-air appearances for radio stations in the NFL network.
Of course, it all comes down to sustainable change - and Ples is seeing plenty of that at her school. As a cafeteria monitor, she is happy when her students say, "Look, Mrs. Robinson, look what's on my plate," and "Look what I'm eating today: milk and salad," as they excitedly point out their nutritious choices.
Read more about Grapevine's successful program!
Presidential Active Lifestyle Award Energizes Schools!
Congratulations to all the Fuel Up to Play 60 schools that have participated in the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award (PALA)! Because your students got 60 minutes of physical activity 5 days a week for 6 weeks, you'll be recognized by the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition.
At Indiana's Meredith Nicholson Elementary School, students took a Million PALA Challenge pledge that was modeled after the Fuel Up to Play 60 Pledge. At Pennsylvania's Pottsgrove Middle School, students visited their Dashboards every week and logged their physical activity. And at Johnston Middle School in Texas, students in health and physical education classes received extra credit if they participated in the Million PALA Challenge. If your school has a success story to share, send it to Darlene Fackleman.
Remember: if your school signed up by the March 20 PALA Challenge deadline, your school qualifies for downloadable Student Recognition Certificates that you can customize with each student's name. You can download the Student Certificates from the PALA area on your Dashboard. And if your school signed up by the deadline, your school ALSO qualifies for a suitable-for-framing School Recognition Certificate, which will be sent to your school's Fuel Up to Play 60 Program Advisor by mail in May.
Haven't signed up yet? It's not too late to take the PALA Challenge. Just go to your Dashboard today and get your school started!
NFL PLAY 60 Teams Up with VolunteerMatch
NFL PLAY 60 has come together with VolunteerMatch to bring you special youth health and wellness volunteer opportunities in your area. Log on to check out what's available in your community. Want to volunteer outside of the youth health and wellness space? No problem! You can find many different opportunities through the NFL PLAY 60 site. Track your hours, search for group projects - there's so much you can do. Check it out today!
Get inspired by schools that are doing great things with Fuel Up to Play 60! Over 200 success stories can be found here. And remember: you can take Step 6 - Light Up the Scoreboard! - by posting your own success story, photo or video.
Four million more students will receive free snacks next year as part of an expansion to the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced plans to add $158 million to provide low-income students with fresh produce. That's about $50-$75 in nutritious snacks to each participant!
The Kids' Safe and Healthful Foods Project, an initiative by the Pew Charitable Trusts and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, will ensure that new federal guidelines for school foods are enforced.
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