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Play 60

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Maple Dale Gets Active for Chance at Winning Trip to Lambeau

Along with just nine other schools in the state, Maple Dale is competing in the National Football League's Play 60 program. The winner is awarded a trip to Lambeau Field, with a chance to meet a Packers player.

Talk to any Packers' fan, and they'll quickly enlighten you to how special it is to be under the lights of Lambeau Field.  Next month, the student body at Maple Dale School could get a taste of what it's like to step into the most-storied stadium in professional football — and be bussed in by the Packers.  All the students have to do is get active. Maple Dale was chosen, along with just nine other schools in the state, to compete in the National Football League's Play 60 program, which challenges kids to get active and play for at least 60 minutes every day. Every year, the American Heart Association nominates Wisconsin schools, and the Packers choose which schools will participate. Over a 28-day period, the participating schools will …

Jean Bernstein

2:36 pm on Saturday, March 2, 2013

We are down to the wire for counting the activity minutes for the Play 60 program and Maple Dale-Indian Hill is only 1000 minutes away from 1st place. Parents count up those active minutes.   more ›

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