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Welcome to the Fuel Up to Play 60 Newsroom. Follow Fuel Up to Play 60 news and events around the country and learn how the program continues to impact communities nationwide.

Two NFL players highlight the importance of breakfast at local FUTP 60 schools

Posted February 12, 2013

After their big Super Bowl matchup, two NFL players from the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers visited students at local Fuel Up to Play 60 schools as part of the Breakfast Blitz to talk about the importance of eating a healthy breakfast every day.

Baltimore Ravens wide receiver, Torrey Smith visited Chase Elementary School in Maryland last week while former San Francisco 49er’s wide receiver, Dwight Clark stopped by Campbell Middle School in California today. Their visits were part of the Breakfast Blitz, a promotion between “got milk?” and Fuel Up to Play 60 that will provide $250,000 in grants to local Fuel Up to Play 60 schools across the country.

In Maryland, Torrey Smith grabbed a bowl of cereal and showed off pictures of the Ravens’ Super Bowl trophy before reminding the students that drinking milk and eating a healthy breakfast every morning is an important part of their daily routine.

In California, Dwight Clark – former NFL wide receiver and two-time Super Bowl champion with the 49ers – huddled up with students and participated in a broadcast segment that was seen by the entire school.

The Breakfast Blitz promotion continues through February 17, 2013. When you purchase milk during the promotion, you can vote to help direct a $1,000 Fuel Up to Play 60 grant to a school in your area. Visit www.MilkMustache.com to enter your UPC and vote for a school. There are also great prizes up for grabs, including tickets to Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014.

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Carolina Pathers Hold Pep Rally at Fort Mill Middle School

Posted February 8, 2013

At a Fort Mill Middle School pep rally last week, student Autumn M. found out she won a $4,000 grant for her school by submitting the winning entry in a local Fuel Up to Play 60 contest. The Sir Purr-fect Pizza contest, sponsored by the Southeast United Dairy Industry Association and Domino’s Pizza, asked kids to submit healthy pizza recipes that could become real pizzas sold at Domino’s. Autumn developed and submitted her recipe along with 31 other students as part of her Family and Consumer Sciences class. She found out she won at the end of the pep rally, which included a visit from Carolina Panthers players and a speed dressing contest between a teacher and the school principal.

Check out this video to see highlights from the pep rally!

Carolina Panthers Pep Rally At Fort Mill Middle School

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