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Fuel Up to Play 60 eNewsletter
November 2011
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!
News You Can Use
Want to make your Fuel Up to Play 60 program soar? Make sure you've built a strong team that draws from all the key players at your school!
In addition to recruiting students, you'll also want to reach out to your school's nutrition staff and your P.E. teachers. These crucial individuals can provide nutrition and fitness know-how. Working together, you can create a win-win program!
Want to learn more about building a successful team? Visit Step 2, Build Teams and Draft Key Players. It provides a wealth of resources to help you as you build your Fuel Up to Play 60 team.
Above: Emily Natalie, Program Advisor at Harding Elementary School in Erie, Pennsylvania, talks about how to build a strong team. Click here to watch the video.
Program Updates
Fuel Up to Play 60 cookbook now available! Plus, a new Play will help your school create its own!
The Fuel Up to Play 60 cookbook, Beyond PB&J: Cooking with Kids, is now available on FuelUpToPlay60.com. The collection of recipes is adapted from student submissions to the 2010 "Fuel Up Healthy Recipe Challenge." It also includes recipes from Fuel Up to Play 60 Spokesperson and Chef Carla Hall and the National Dairy Council. Use this tool to make nutritious recipes with your students.
But don't stop there - use the new "Creative Cooking" Play to develop your school's own healthy eating cookbook. The Play asks students to think about their favorite foods and how they might make healthier versions - and also encourages them to try new things!
Reach out to parents
Looking for ways to get parents at your school involved in your Fuel Up to Play 60 program? They can be a big support - and we've got resources that will help make your outreach to them easy!
In your next communication home to parents, consider including the following invitation to get involved. Feel free to copy and paste!
Parents! Did you know? Your child's school is enrolled in Fuel Up to Play 60, an in-school wellness program from the National Dairy Council and the NFL. Fuel Up to Play 60 encourages healthy eating and 60 minutes of physical activity a day. Ask your child how he or she is eating healthy and getting active to make a difference at school with Fuel Up to Play 60. Click here to find out more about how parents can get involved in Fuel Up to Play 60!
You might also consider selecting Plays from the Playbook that target family involvement in Fuel Up to Play 60. Try these Plays:
- "Family, Food and Fitness Day"
- "Monthly Mini-Promos"
- "A Little Paint Can Go a Long Way"
- "Family Fitness Challenge"
- "Pull in the PTA/PTO"
- "Parent Newsletter"
- "School and Community Health Fair"
With support in school and at home, your Fuel Up to Play 60 team will be equipped to succeed!
Contest winners named
Lisa Riley, a Program Advisor in Huntington, West Virginia, and Flora Stitcher, a Program Supporter in Carrollton, Georgia, are September's national "spotlight" winners in the Fuel Up to Play 60 monthly activation contest. They won $500 prize packs featuring gear from the Fuel Up to Play 60 Store and NFL. They're joined by 102 other individuals who won $100 prize packs. To learn more about how the monthly activation contest works, click here.
Congratulations also go to Pat Resseguie of Baldwinsville, New York, and Sonny Skeans, Jr., of Paradise, Michigan, who are the grand prize winners for the Back to School Activation Contest. They each received a $500 gift card, one for the Fuel Up to Play 60 Store and the other for the NFL Shop. In addition, 25 runners up won Fuel Up to Play 60 prize packs. Read more about Fuel Up to Play 60 Rewards.
USDA unveils MiPlato
The USDA recently released a Spanish version of the new food icon MyPlate to encourage Spanish-speaking consumers to make healthy food choices. The Spanish version of the icon, called MiPlato, is an easy-to-understand visual cue to help consumers adopt healthy eating habits consistent with the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The MiPlato and MyPlate icons focus on the importance of a balanced diet of fruit, vegetables, grains, protein and dairy.
Upcoming Deadlines
- Fuel Up to Play 60 Cooking Show Challenge: starts 11/14
- Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60: application deadline 12/1
- NFL PLAY 60 Super Bowl Contest: entry deadline 12/8
- P.E. Teacher of the Year Award: nomination deadline 12/31
Less than 30 days left to apply for Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60! Your school has the opportunity to receive $4,000 through the competitive, nationwide funding program. The next application deadline is December 1 - so if your school hasn't applied, now's the time!
Become a Touchdown School! Fuel Up to Play 60 is based on Six Steps - and your school can earn building-wide rewards for completing Steps 1-3 (First Down!) or for completing Steps 1-5 (Field Goal!). Complete all Six Steps, and you'll score a Touchdown for your school! All levels will receive a digital badge and downloadable certificate, and all Touchdown Schools will receive a display banner, while supplies last. The colorful banner will tell everyone who visits your school that you're a healthy, high-achieving Fuel Up to Play 60 school. For more information, click here.
Activate Students
Fuel Up to Play 60 State Representatives and National Student Ambassadors have been busy since the Student Ambassador Summit in July! In September, Nebraska State Representatives Jordan Turnwall and Hannah McCoy helped Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman pledge his support for Fuel Up to Play 60, and National Student Ambassadors Hunter Snooks (Idaho) and Kaylene Khosla (Colorado) were featured in the October issue of Leadership for Student Activities for their great work with the program.
Some of our ambassadors have even made television debuts! North Dakota State Representatives Bailey Aanenson and Logan Ahern were featured on Fargo's WDAY News after their return from the Summit. Bailey told the WDAY reporter that she hopes the healthy changes she helped create will carry on throughout her classmates' lives. Watch her interview above! To learn more about the Student Ambassador Program, click here. And if you know of a student who wants to be a leader through the Fuel Up to Play 60 program too, encourage them to sign up on their Dashboards.
Activate Educators
Looking for inspiration as you prepare your Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60 application? Look no further than Funds in Action Success Stories. Here you'll learn about schools that have purchased smoothie machines, motivational prizes to engage students and physical activity equipment, such as footballs.
You'll even learn about Jack P. Nix Primary School in Cleveland, Georgia. The school used Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60 to convert an empty classroom into a cooking classroom. Click here to read the whole story.
And don't forget: applications for the next funding cycle are due December 1! Click here to apply.
Above: Students at Jack P. Nix Primary School in Cleveland, Georgia, learn to prepare healthy foods. Click here to learn more.
NFL Corner
Will your Fuel Up to Play 60 student go to the Super Bowl? Encourage students to enter the NFL PLAY 60 Super Bowl Contest!
Students have a chance to win a trip to Indianapolis to help kick off Super Bowl XLVI! Have students visit nflrush.com/superkid to enter the NFL PLAY 60 Super Bowl contest.
This is a great opportunity for Fuel Up to Play 60 students to have a chance to be named an NFL PLAY 60 Super Kid and win a trip to Super Bowl XLVI! All they need to do is log on to NFL RUSH and share how they PLAY 60 every day and which NFL player inspires them.
One grand-prize winner will get the chance to be on the field for the start of the Super Bowl! The contest closes on December 8, so make sure your students don’t delay in registering!
Featured Resource: Who Can Help & How
Key to a successful Fuel Up to Play 60 program is a broad-based team. A collection of nine "Who Can Help & How" PDFs lets you reach out to a range of potential team members, from classroom teachers and school nurses to students, parents and community members.
Tray Talk Video Spotlight on Farm to School
Tray Talk, the School Nutrition Association website where parents can get the facts about school meals, introduces a new series of videos spotlighting school nutrition success stories from across the country. Visit www.TrayTalk.org to view a video showing how Vermont's Burlington School Food Project connects students and their families with wholesome, local and fresh foods.
Afterschool Meal Program
The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) offers the Afterschool Meal Guide, aimed at helping users take advantage of a federal opportunity to serve nutritious meals to children 18 years or younger in low-income areas. To learn more, see the FRAC Afterschool Meals Guide.
News You Can Use
Want to make your Fuel Up to Play 60 program soar? Make sure your school's nutrition staff is on your team!
You've got the fitness know-how - but your school nutrition staff can serve as the nutrition experts for your program and can provide crucial knowledge about implementing healthy eating improvements in the cafeteria. Buy-in from these professionals is key - working together, you can create a win-win program!
Looking for specific Plays that can bring physical activity and healthy eating together? Try the "Big Game Training Table" Play, the "Lunch Break" Play or the "ReCharge! P.E. with Nutrition" Play.
How have you worked with your school nutrition staff to create a successful Fuel Up to Play 60 program? Share your story here - and you can see it featured on the Fuel Up to Play 60 website!
Above: Healthy snacks can be part of physical activity events. Here, students from James and Margie Marion Elementary School in Allen, Texas, enjoy smoothies after participating in National Walk to School Day in October. Click here to learn more.
Program Updates
Fuel Up to Play 60 cookbook now available! Plus, a new Play will help your school create its own!
The Fuel Up to Play 60 cookbook, Beyond PB&J: Cooking with Kids, is now available on FuelUpToPlay60.com. The collection of recipes is adapted from student submissions to the 2010 "Fuel Up Healthy Recipe Challenge." It also includes recipes from Fuel Up to Play 60 Spokesperson and Chef Carla Hall and the National Dairy Council. Use this tool to make nutritious recipes with your students.
But don't stop there - use the new "Creative Cooking" Play to develop your school's own healthy eating cookbook. The Play asks students to think about their favorite foods and how they might make healthier versions - and also encourages them to try new things!
Reach out to parents
Looking for ways to get parents at your school involved in your Fuel Up to Play 60 program? They can be a big support - and we've got resources that will help make your outreach to them easy!
In your next communication home to parents, consider including the following invitation to get involved. Feel free to copy and paste!
Parents! Did you know? Your child's school is enrolled in Fuel Up to Play 60, an in-school wellness program from the National Dairy Council and the NFL. Fuel Up to Play 60 encourages healthy eating and 60 minutes of physical activity a day. Ask your child how he or she is eating healthy and getting active to make a difference at school with Fuel Up to Play 60. Click here to find out more about how parents can get involved in Fuel Up to Play 60!
You might also consider selecting Plays from the Playbook that target family involvement in Fuel Up to Play 60. Try these Plays:
- "Family, Food and Fitness Day"
- "Monthly Mini-Promos"
- "A Little Paint Can Go a Long Way"
- "Family Fitness Challenge"
- "Pull in the PTA/PTO"
- "Parent Newsletter"
- "School and Community Health Fair"
With support in school and at home, your Fuel Up to Play 60 team will be equipped to succeed!
Contest winners named
Lisa Riley, a Program Advisor in Huntington, West Virginia, and Flora Stitcher, a Program Supporter in Carrollton, Georgia, are September's national "spotlight" winners in the Fuel Up to Play 60 monthly activation contest. They won $500 prize packs featuring gear from the Fuel Up to Play 60 Store and NFL. They're joined by 102 other individuals who won $100 prize packs. To learn more about how the monthly activation contest works, click here.
Congratulations also go to Pat Resseguie of Baldwinsville, New York, and Sonny Skeans, Jr., of Paradise, Michigan, who are the grand prize winners for the Back to School Activation Contest. They each received a $500 gift card, one for the Fuel Up to Play 60 Store and the other for the NFL Shop. In addition, 25 runners up won Fuel Up to Play 60 prize packs. Read more about Fuel Up to Play 60 Rewards.
USDA unveils MiPlato
The USDA recently released a Spanish version of the new food icon MyPlate to encourage Spanish-speaking consumers to make healthy food choices. The Spanish version of the icon, called MiPlato, is an easy-to-understand visual cue to help consumers adopt healthy eating habits consistent with the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The MiPlato and MyPlate icons focus on the importance of a balanced diet of fruit, vegetables, grains, protein and dairy.
Upcoming Deadlines
- Fuel Up to Play 60 Cooking Show Challenge: starts 11/14
- Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60: application deadline 12/1
- NFL PLAY 60 Super Bowl Contest: entry deadline 12/8
- P.E. Teacher of the Year Award: nomination deadline 12/31
Less than 30 days left to apply for Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60! Your school has the opportunity to receive $4,000 through the competitive, nationwide funding program. The next application deadline is December 1 - so if your school hasn't applied, now's the time!
Become a Touchdown School! Fuel Up to Play 60 is based on Six Steps - and your school can earn building-wide rewards for completing Steps 1-3 (First Down!) or for completing Steps 1-5 (Field Goal!). Complete all Six Steps, and you'll score a Touchdown for your school! All levels will receive a digital badge and downloadable certificate, and all Touchdown Schools will receive a display banner, while supplies last. The colorful banner will tell everyone who visits your school that you're a healthy, high-achieving Fuel Up to Play 60 school. For more information, click here.
Activate Students
Fuel Up to Play 60 State Representatives and National Student Ambassadors have been busy since the Student Ambassador Summit in July! In September, Nebraska State Representatives Jordan Turnwall and Hannah McCoy helped Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman pledge his support for Fuel Up to Play 60, and National Student Ambassadors Hunter Snooks (Idaho) and Kaylene Khosla (Colorado) were featured in the October issue of Leadership for Student Activities for their great work with the program.
Some of our ambassadors have even made television debuts! North Dakota State Representatives Bailey Aanenson and Logan Ahern were featured on Fargo's WDAY News after their return from the Summit. Bailey told the WDAY reporter that she hopes the healthy changes she helped create will carry on throughout her classmates' lives. Watch her interview above! To learn more about the Student Ambassador Program, click here. And if you know of a student who wants to be a leader through the Fuel Up to Play 60 program too, encourage them to sign up on their Dashboards.
Activate Educators
Looking for inspiration as you prepare your Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60 application? Look no further than Funds in Action Success Stories. Here you'll learn about schools that have purchased smoothie machines, motivational prizes to engage students and physical activity equipment, such as footballs.
You'll even learn about Jack P. Nix Primary School in Cleveland, Georgia. The school used Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60 to convert an empty classroom into a cooking classroom. Click here to read the whole story.
And don't forget: applications for the next funding cycle are due December 1! Click here to apply.
Above: Students at Jack P. Nix Primary School in Cleveland, Georgia, learn to prepare healthy foods. Click here to learn more.
NFL Corner
Will your Fuel Up to Play 60 student go to the Super Bowl? Encourage students to enter the NFL PLAY 60 Super Bowl Contest!
Students have a chance to win a trip to Indianapolis to help kick off Super Bowl XLVI! Have students visit nflrush.com/superkid to enter the NFL PLAY 60 Super Bowl contest.
This is a great opportunity for Fuel Up to Play 60 students to have a chance to be named an NFL PLAY 60 Super Kid and win a trip to Super Bowl XLVI! All they need to do is log on to NFL RUSH and share how they PLAY 60 every day and which NFL player inspires them.
One grand-prize winner will get the chance to be on the field for the start of the Super Bowl! The contest closes on December 8, so make sure your students don’t delay in registering!
Featured Resource: Who Can Help & How
Key to a successful Fuel Up to Play 60 program is a broad-based team. A collection of nine "Who Can Help & How" PDFs lets you reach out to a range of potential team members, from classroom teachers and school nurses to students, parents and community members.
Tray Talk Video Spotlight on Farm to School
Tray Talk, the School Nutrition Association website where parents can get the facts about school meals, introduces a new series of videos spotlighting school nutrition success stories from across the country. Visit www.TrayTalk.org to view a video showing how Vermont's Burlington School Food Project connects students and their families with wholesome, local and fresh foods.
Afterschool Meal Program
The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) offers the Afterschool Meal Guide, aimed at helping users take advantage of a federal opportunity to serve nutritious meals to children 18 years or younger in low-income areas. To learn more, see the FRAC Afterschool Meals Guide.
News You Can Use
Want to find out which foods kids really like? Want to know which foods to add to your regular menu offerings? Try a taste test! One user says, "When we have something new on the menu, we set up a taste test for the kids so they can give input on the flavor and whether or not they like it. We also have taste tests to try out new products that might be on the menu next year."
Fuel Up to Play 60 taste tests are happening all around the country! At Whittier Elementary School in Sioux City, Iowa, the school district foodservice director put nutrition information to practice with a "Taste Test Day." At Rogers Middle School in St. Louis, Missouri, the cafeteria staff helped implement a smoothie taste test. And at Cheyenne Elementary School in Peoria, Arizona, students got to vote for their favorite milk flavor (the winner was strawberry!).
Wondering how to get started? Fuel Up to Play 60 offers three taste test Plays that engage students along with school nutrition staff in planning and implementing the events: "Taste Test Breakfast," "Taste (Test) a Rainbow" and "Taste Test Days." You'll also find tips for conducting a winning taste test.
Remember, a successful taste test is a team effort - ask students and adults to help you plan and hold the event. Also make sure you coordinate efforts with your school's Fuel Up to Play 60 Program Advisor (you can find out who this person is by logging on to your Dashboard). If you're not already a Program Advisor yourself, consider signing on for this leadership role. Every school needs one or more!
And share with us what you're doing! All school nutrition professionals who submit a Success Story (with at least one photograph) between November 1 and November 30 will be entered into a random drawing to win a Fuel Up to Play 60 prize pack. To tell us about taste tests or any other Fuel Up to Play 60 activities at your school, click here.
Above: Students at Martin Kellogg Middle School in Newington, Connecticut, participate in the "Taste (Test) a Rainbow" Play. To learn more about Kellogg's successful Play, click here.
Program Updates
Fuel Up to Play 60 cookbook now available! Plus, a new Play will help your school create its own!
The Fuel Up to Play 60 cookbook, Beyond PB&J: Cooking with Kids, is now available on FuelUpToPlay60.com. The collection of recipes is adapted from student submissions to the 2010 "Fuel Up Healthy Recipe Challenge." It also includes recipes from Fuel Up to Play 60 Spokesperson and Chef Carla Hall and the National Dairy Council. Use this tool to make nutritious recipes with your students.
But don't stop there - use the new "Creative Cooking" Play to develop your school's own healthy eating cookbook. The Play asks students to think about their favorite foods and how they might make healthier versions - and also encourages them to try new things!
Reach out to parents
Looking for ways to get parents at your school involved in your Fuel Up to Play 60 program? They can be a big support - and we've got resources that will help make your outreach to them easy!
In your next communication home to parents, consider including the following invitation to get involved. Feel free to copy and paste!
Parents! Did you know? Your child's school is enrolled in Fuel Up to Play 60, an in-school wellness program from the National Dairy Council and the NFL. Fuel Up to Play 60 encourages healthy eating and 60 minutes of physical activity a day. Ask your child how he or she is eating healthy and getting active to make a difference at school with Fuel Up to Play 60. Click here to find out more about how parents can get involved in Fuel Up to Play 60!
You might also consider selecting Plays from the Playbook that target family involvement in Fuel Up to Play 60. Try these Plays:
- "Family, Food and Fitness Day"
- "Monthly Mini-Promos"
- "A Little Paint Can Go a Long Way"
- "Family Fitness Challenge"
- "Pull in the PTA/PTO"
- "Parent Newsletter"
- "School and Community Health Fair"
With support in school and at home, your Fuel Up to Play 60 team will be equipped to succeed!
Contest winners named
Lisa Riley, a Program Advisor in Huntington, West Virginia, and Flora Stitcher, a Program Supporter in Carrollton, Georgia, are September's national "spotlight" winners in the Fuel Up to Play 60 monthly activation contest. They won $500 prize packs featuring gear from the Fuel Up to Play 60 Store and NFL. They're joined by 102 other individuals who won $100 prize packs. To learn more about how the monthly activation contest works, click here.
Congratulations also go to Pat Resseguie of Baldwinsville, New York, and Sonny Skeans, Jr., of Paradise, Michigan, who are the grand prize winners for the Back to School Activation Contest. They each received a $500 gift card, one for the Fuel Up to Play 60 Store and the other for the NFL Shop. In addition, 25 runners up won Fuel Up to Play 60 prize packs. Read more about Fuel Up to Play 60 Rewards.
USDA unveils MiPlato
The USDA recently released a Spanish version of the new food icon MyPlate to encourage Spanish-speaking consumers to make healthy food choices. The Spanish version of the icon, called MiPlato, is an easy-to-understand visual cue to help consumers adopt healthy eating habits consistent with the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The MiPlato and MyPlate icons focus on the importance of a balanced diet of fruit, vegetables, grains, protein and dairy.
Upcoming Deadlines
- Fuel Up to Play 60 Cooking Show Challenge: starts 11/14
- Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60: application deadline 12/1
- NFL PLAY 60 Super Bowl Contest: entry deadline 12/8
- P.E. Teacher of the Year Award: nomination deadline 12/31
Less than 30 days left to apply for Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60! Your school has the opportunity to receive $4,000 through the competitive, nationwide funding program. The next application deadline is December 1 - so if your school hasn't applied, now's the time!
Become a Touchdown School! Fuel Up to Play 60 is based on Six Steps - and your school can earn building-wide rewards for completing Steps 1-3 (First Down!) or for completing Steps 1-5 (Field Goal!). Complete all Six Steps, and you'll score a Touchdown for your school! All levels will receive a digital badge and downloadable certificate, and all Touchdown Schools will receive a display banner, while supplies last. The colorful banner will tell everyone who visits your school that you're a healthy, high-achieving Fuel Up to Play 60 school. For more information, click here.
NFL Corner
Will your Fuel Up to Play 60 student go to the Super Bowl? Encourage students to enter the NFL PLAY 60 Super Bowl Contest!
Students have a chance to win a trip to Indianapolis to help kick off Super Bowl XLVI! Have students visit nflrush.com/superkid to enter the NFL PLAY 60 Super Bowl contest.
This is a great opportunity for Fuel Up to Play 60 students to have a chance to be named an NFL PLAY 60 Super Kid and win a trip to Super Bowl XLVI! All they need to do is log on to NFL RUSH and share how they PLAY 60 every day and which NFL player inspires them.
One grand-prize winner will get the chance to be on the field for the start of the Super Bowl! The contest closes on December 8, so make sure your students don’t delay in registering!
Featured Resource: Who Can Help & How
Key to a successful Fuel Up to Play 60 program is a broad-based team. A collection of nine "Who Can Help & How" PDFs lets you reach out to a range of potential team members, from classroom teachers and school nurses to students, parents and community members.
Tray Talk Video Spotlight on Farm to School
Tray Talk, the School Nutrition Association website where parents can get the facts about school meals, introduces a new series of videos spotlighting school nutrition success stories from across the country. Visit www.TrayTalk.org to view a video showing how Vermont's Burlington School Food Project connects students and their families with wholesome, local and fresh foods.
Afterschool Meal Program
The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) offers the Afterschool Meal Guide, aimed at helping users take advantage of a federal opportunity to serve nutritious meals to children 18 years or younger in low-income areas. To learn more, see the FRAC Afterschool Meals Guide.
News You Can Use
You know Fuel Up to Play 60 is a great program for kids - it helps them eat healthy, get active and make a difference.
But did you know it's great for your school too? Here's why.
Reason #1: Studies suggest that well-nourished, physically active kids can be better students. To find out more, click here.
Reason #2: Fuel Up to Play 60 helps you achieve your school wellness goals and helps you meet national standards for health and physical education/physical activity. To learn how, click here.
Reason #3: Fuel Up to Play 60 complements other wellness initiatives, such as the USDA's HealthierUS School Challenge. Learn more by watching this Training Camp Clip, which features three schools that are successfully pairing Fuel Up to Play 60 with other national programs.
Above: Get your whole school on board with Fuel Up to Play 60. Students at Alice Beal Elementary School in Springfield, Massachusetts, show their Fuel Up to Play 60 pride. Read about Beal's extraordinary success - or watch a video about the school's Fuel Up to Play 60 program!
Program Updates
Fuel Up to Play 60 cookbook now available! Plus, a new Play will help your school create its own!
The Fuel Up to Play 60 cookbook, Beyond PB&J: Cooking with Kids, is now available on FuelUpToPlay60.com. The collection of recipes is adapted from student submissions to the 2010 "Fuel Up Healthy Recipe Challenge." It also includes recipes from Fuel Up to Play 60 Spokesperson and Chef Carla Hall and the National Dairy Council. Use this tool to make nutritious recipes with your students.
But don't stop there - use the new "Creative Cooking" Play to develop your school's own healthy eating cookbook. The Play asks students to think about their favorite foods and how they might make healthier versions - and also encourages them to try new things!
Reach out to parents
Looking for ways to get parents at your school involved in your Fuel Up to Play 60 program? They can be a big support - and we've got resources that will help make your outreach to them easy!
In your next communication home to parents, consider including the following invitation to get involved. Feel free to copy and paste!
Parents! Did you know? Your child's school is enrolled in Fuel Up to Play 60, an in-school wellness program from the National Dairy Council and the NFL. Fuel Up to Play 60 encourages healthy eating and 60 minutes of physical activity a day. Ask your child how he or she is eating healthy and getting active to make a difference at school with Fuel Up to Play 60. Click here to find out more about how parents can get involved in Fuel Up to Play 60!
You might also consider selecting Plays from the Playbook that target family involvement in Fuel Up to Play 60. Try these Plays:
- "Family, Food and Fitness Day"
- "Monthly Mini-Promos"
- "A Little Paint Can Go a Long Way"
- "Family Fitness Challenge"
- "Pull in the PTA/PTO"
- "Parent Newsletter"
- "School and Community Health Fair"
With support in school and at home, your Fuel Up to Play 60 team will be equipped to succeed!
Contest winners named
Lisa Riley, a Program Advisor in Huntington, West Virginia, and Flora Stitcher, a Program Supporter in Carrollton, Georgia, are September's national "spotlight" winners in the Fuel Up to Play 60 monthly activation contest. They won $500 prize packs featuring gear from the Fuel Up to Play 60 Store and NFL. They're joined by 102 other individuals who won $100 prize packs. To learn more about how the monthly activation contest works, click here.
Congratulations also go to Pat Resseguie of Baldwinsville, New York, and Sonny Skeans, Jr., of Paradise, Michigan, who are the grand prize winners for the Back to School Activation Contest. They each received a $500 gift card, one for the Fuel Up to Play 60 Store and the other for the NFL Shop. In addition, 25 runners up won Fuel Up to Play 60 prize packs. Read more about Fuel Up to Play 60 Rewards.
USDA unveils MiPlato
The USDA recently released a Spanish version of the new food icon MyPlate to encourage Spanish-speaking consumers to make healthy food choices. The Spanish version of the icon, called MiPlato, is an easy-to-understand visual cue to help consumers adopt healthy eating habits consistent with the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The MiPlato and MyPlate icons focus on the importance of a balanced diet of fruit, vegetables, grains, protein and dairy.
Upcoming Deadlines
- Fuel Up to Play 60 Cooking Show Challenge: starts 11/14
- Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60: application deadline 12/1
- NFL PLAY 60 Super Bowl Contest: entry deadline 12/8
- P.E. Teacher of the Year Award: nomination deadline 12/31
Less than 30 days left to apply for Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60! Your school has the opportunity to receive $4,000 through the competitive, nationwide funding program. The next application deadline is December 1 - so if your school hasn't applied, now's the time!
Become a Touchdown School! Fuel Up to Play 60 is based on Six Steps - and your school can earn building-wide rewards for completing Steps 1-3 (First Down!) or for completing Steps 1-5 (Field Goal!). Complete all Six Steps, and you'll score a Touchdown for your school! All levels will receive a digital badge and downloadable certificate, and all Touchdown Schools will receive a display banner, while supplies last. The colorful banner will tell everyone who visits your school that you're a healthy, high-achieving Fuel Up to Play 60 school. For more information, click here.
NFL Corner
Will your Fuel Up to Play 60 student go to the Super Bowl? Encourage students to enter the NFL PLAY 60 Super Bowl Contest!
Students have a chance to win a trip to Indianapolis to help kick off Super Bowl XLVI! Have students visit nflrush.com/superkid to enter the NFL PLAY 60 Super Bowl contest.
This is a great opportunity for Fuel Up to Play 60 students to have a chance to be named an NFL PLAY 60 Super Kid and win a trip to Super Bowl XLVI! All they need to do is log on to NFL RUSH and share how they PLAY 60 every day and which NFL player inspires them.
One grand-prize winner will get the chance to be on the field for the start of the Super Bowl! The contest closes on December 8, so make sure your students don’t delay in registering!
Featured Resource: Who Can Help & How
Key to a successful Fuel Up to Play 60 program is a broad-based team. A collection of nine "Who Can Help & How" PDFs lets you reach out to a range of potential team members, from classroom teachers and school nurses to students, parents and community members.
Tray Talk Video Spotlight on Farm to School
Tray Talk, the School Nutrition Association website where parents can get the facts about school meals, introduces a new series of videos spotlighting school nutrition success stories from across the country. Visit www.TrayTalk.org to view a video showing how Vermont's Burlington School Food Project connects students and their families with wholesome, local and fresh foods.
Afterschool Meal Program
The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) offers the Afterschool Meal Guide, aimed at helping users take advantage of a federal opportunity to serve nutritious meals to children 18 years or younger in low-income areas. To learn more, see the FRAC Afterschool Meals Guide.
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