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What's New in Illinois

Midwest Dairy Association Announces Internship in Illinois

Midwest Dairy Association’s Industry Relations team has announced the availability of a paid internship in Springfield, Illinois for the summer of 2013. Applications are due March 4, 2013.

Illinois Scholarships Available to Dairy Families

Students from dairy farm families in Illinois who contribute to Midwest Dairy Association through the dairy checkoff are eligible to apply for scholarships offered by the organization.

“Lights, Camera, Action!” for Health-Minded Local Students Appearing with Chicago Bears Players in NFL TV Promo

Students at Ridge Family Center for Learning, national winner of the Fuel Up to Play 60 Casting Call Challenge, were rewarded today for their exemplary efforts to eat healthy and get active, when Bears quarterback Jason Campbell, center/guard Roberto Garza and cornerback Charles "Peanut" Tillman made a special visit to the Elk Grove Village elementary school.

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Illinois Highlights

December 2012 Highlights

On Dec. 13, winning Fuel Up to Play 60 program advisors and school supporters gathered at the home of the Chicago Bears, Halas Hall, for a special private event. The reward was for schools that met certain criteria for success with the program. A live radio broadcast featured two Bears players, Chris Conte and Gabe Carimi, and dairy producer Scott Halpin greeting folks and making a milk toast.

November 2012 Highlights

Students at Ridge Family Center for Learning in Elk Grove Village were the national winners of the Fuel Up to Play 60 Casting Call Challenge. The contest invited students and educators to submit a 500-word essay describing how the program is inspiring fitness and better nutrition at school.

October 2012 Highlights

Midwest Dairy Council is excited to have the national winner for the Fuel Up to Play 60 Casting Call Challenge. The Elk Grove Village School won a Microsoft Xbox Kinect by having students and adults submit essays describing how Fuel Up to Play 60 transformed their school from a physical activity and nutrition perspective.

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