REAL HELP FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS: The Real California Milk Contest #CASealAppeal

Did you know that California is the U.S.'s largest producer of milk, yogurt, nonfat dry milk, butter and ICE CREAM? I wish I had drunk more milk as a kid and I'm proud to say that, nowadays, we go through A LOT of milk and yogurt in our house-not to mention cheese! But I didn't know until recently that our dairy consumption was helping to support 1620 California dairy families AND California schools.

As a California school parent I have seen my local schools struggle to keep programs that kids badly need like PE, art and language. I was delighted to learn that Real California Milk has launched the Real Seal Appeal program to help California schools with up to $2 million in cash, prizes and books.
How can you help?

It's sooooooo simple. From October 1 until December 31, 2011, all you have to do is collect the "Real California Milk" and "Real California Cheese" seals from the dairy products you already buy and turn them in to your  kid's (or grandkid's or niece's or neighbor's..) teacher. Each seal acts as a sweepstakes entry-the more seals you collect, the more chances your local school has to win!


Here's what your Southern California classroom could win:


Grand Prize: 3 winning schools will receive $20,000 plus a Wii FitTM game for
every child in classroom (up to 50)
• 2nd Place: 3 winning schools will receive $10,000 plus a Wii FitTM game for every
child in classroom (up to 50)
• 3rd Place: 3 winning schools will receive $5,000 plus a Wii FitTM game for every
child in classroom (up to 50)
• Runner Ups: 2,595 winning schools will receive $500 prizes

Participating elementary schools are in Imperial, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange,
Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and
Ventura counties


But wait-there's more!


For every 25 seals your kid's teacher collects? She gets a FREE BOOK for her classroom from Scholastic, who has partnered with Real California Milk. For details, please click here.

So remember to peel those seals! And be sure and check into RealCaliforniaMilk.com to learn more about dairy in California and please like them on facebook and follow them on twitter @RealCalifMilk and tweet them with the hashtag @CASealAppeal. Who knew taking care of yourself could help so many kids?

Wishing you love with extra, EXTRA cheese-
Nacho Mama

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post, the opinions expressed are entirely my own.