2006 Drawing Prize Winners
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Ten Nebraska schools or youth organizations that participated in the N-Lighten Kids program were each chosen today to receive $500 toward health or physical education programs.
The winners are: Randolph Public Schools, Red Cloud Public Schools, Fredstrom Elementary in Lincoln, Chadron City Schools, the Children’s Rehab Center in Grand Island, the Sandhills Wranglers 4-H Club of Ewing, Grace Abbott Elementary in Millard, Aquinas School in David City, Logan View School in Hooper and Coleridge Elementary School.
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Sarah Locati, of St. Peter and Paul School in Omaha, was chosen as the winner of the bicycle, grand prize in the individual drawing.
The monetary awards, sponsored by BlueCross BlueShield of Nebraska, will be presented at the winning institutions over the next two weeks.
Five of the winners were chosen from a random drawing of schools that met minimum requirements as part of the N-Lighten Kids three-month program. The other five were drawn from among schools that verified school-wide participation in N-Lighten Kids Day events, held May 1-5.
A total of 14,187 kids participated in the program with 6,861 kids on 357 teams completing the three-month program and 7,956 kids from 62 Nebraska schools participating in N-Lighten Kids Day. Those participating in the three-month program amassed 983,357 physical activity points, with one point equal to 15 minutes of physical activity.
N-Lighten Kids is conducted by the Nebraska Sports Council, which also conducts N-Lighten Nebraska and the Cornhusker State Games. Contributing organizations include the Nebraska Health and Human Services System and the University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension. Learn more about N-Lighten Kids at NebraskaSportsCouncil.com.