Elementary School Milk Program - Ontario

The goal of the Elementary School Milk Program (ESMP) is to make fresh, cold milk available at school for students to enjoy.

Schools get involved because milk helps give kids the nutrition and energy they need to concentrate and perform their best. The ESMP also helps foster school spirit and offers senior students hands-on business experience.

Key Program Facts:

The ESMP is now celebrating its 25^th year in Ontario
More than 3,000 volunteers help run the Milk Program every school year
Over 70% of the elementary schools in Ontario have registered
The ESMP makes fresh, cold milk available to almost 1 million students every day.

What the ESMP Offers You

The ESMP offers you materials and information to help your school run a cost-effective and beneficial Milk Program. Dairy Farmers of Canada has created this online guide with step-by-step instructions for implementing and managing all aspects of your Milk Program. Also, coming soon will be a variety of on-line tools to make your Program easy to run and transfer tasks between volunteers.

The ESMP can be used to safely fundraise for your school. Many schools make over $5,000 year.

Registered schools will receive:

A Program Kit: At the beginning of each school year, all schools on the Milk Program will receive a mailer containing everything to run the program throughout the year. In 2011 schools will receive FREE kits containing lots of fun cow spotted rewards with an average value of about $400.
A Registration Kit: Each Spring we will send a registration kit with information on how to re-register your school for the upcoming school year along with a little thank you for volunteering

Registered schools receive an ESMP orientation and get program information throughout the year. Schools also have access to curriculum-based teaching materials and nutrition education seminars for teachers. For more information go to www.teachnutrition.org.

Does your child get milk at school?

If you are a parent, you can find out whether your kids attend an elementary school that is registered with the ESMP in a snap. And enrolling them is as easy as 1-2-3.

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