Connecticut's Captain Nathan Hale Middle Schoolers Are Semi-Finalists in $25,000 Over the Moon Dream BIG Contest from Garelick Farms
Being considered for a $25,000 prize. Garelick Farms is asking for help from the public to go online and vote for their favorite dream for a New England community.
Coventry, CT (PRWEB) May 27, 2005 -- Students from Captain Nathan Hale Middle
School are one step closer to realizing their dream of building a veterans’
memorial in Patriot’s Park. When the middle schoolers heard about the call for
entries into Garelick Farms’ $25,000 Over the Moon Dream BIG Contest, they knew
exactly what to do.
Inspired by their historic town, students in Tom
Dzicek’s Enrichment classroom spent months researching Connecticut’s Korea and
Vietnam war veterans. Then, they completed a book of biographies of
Connecticut’s six hundred and twelve casualties from these wars. Their Over the
Moon BIG dream is to erect a memorial wall in nearby Patriot’s Park displaying
the names of Connecticut’s Vietnam War veterans on one side and names of Korean
War veterans on the other. In addition, the students plan to build a case inside
their school to display their extensive wartime memorabilia.
“The
students wanted to build a memorial to serve as a reminder of the human price of
war,” explained teacher, Tom Dzicek. “Once erected, this wall will be the only
place in our state where all the names of Vietnam and Korean War veterans are
listed together.”
Watch their video entry at www.overthemoonmilk.com.
“This January, when we
launched Over the Moon milk, we knew we had a very special product. Consumers
were telling us that this milk is a dream come true with the rich, creamy taste
they love - but not the fat they want to avoid. We quickly realized that we
should celebrate this product by making a New England community dream come
true.” stated Matt Samson, Marketing Director, Garelick Farms. “We have received
well over 150 dreams from around New England. When we viewed the students’ video
entry, we were all very touched by the power of their idea. We hope that people
will go to www.overthemoonmilk.com web site and watch their entry along
with the other semi-finalists’ dreams. We are inviting the public to vote for
their favorite dream and help the judges to decide which dream to grant.”
While the first round of semi-finalists have been posted to the website,
the Over the Moon Dream BIG Contest will accept submissions until May 30, 2005.
The unique contest invites contestants to submit an essay, song, video, poster
or other creative expression of how they would spend $25,000 to make their
community a better place. Contestants may enter one of two ways: online at www.overthemoonmilk.com; or by mailing their entry to the Over
the Moon Milk Contest Center, 86 Main Street, Auburn, Maine 04210. The entry
judged to make the greatest community impact, show originality of entry and
demonstrate community need, will be awarded $25,000.
The public is
invited to go to the website and vote for their favorite dream. Online voting
will run from June 1-15, 2005. The grand prize Over the Moon Dream BIG winner
will be determined by a panel of judges and announced in June 2005. For official
rules, entry forms and more information about the Garelick Farms Over the Moon
Dream BIG contest, call Laura Davis at 1-207-755-9470 or visit us online at www.overthemoonmilk.com.
Over the Moon milks are sold
throughout New England and upstate New York in supermarkets wherever Garelick
Farms products are sold. For a complete list of retailers, to jump a cow over
the moon, or to print a coupon good toward the purchase of Over the Moon milk,
go to www.overthemoonmilk.com.
Garelick Farms, headquartered
in Franklin, Massachusetts, is one of the largest dairies in the northeastern
United States, with a proud tradition of providing quality dairy products to New
Englanders since 1931. Garelick Farms offers a broad line of products, including
fresh milk and cream, flavored milk, juice, ice cream, sour cream, and cottage
cheese.
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