Elementary School Milk Program - Ontario
The goal of the Elementary School Milk Program (ESMP) is to make fresh, cold milk available on a daily basis at school for lunch. Schools get involved because milk helps give children the nutrition and energy they need to concentrate and perform their best. ESMP also helps foster school spirit and offers senior students hands-on business experience.
To help you run ESMP at your school, Dairy Farmers of Canada has created this online guide with step-by-step instructions for implementing and managing all aspects of your Milk Program.
We will also give you an orientation and send faxes and mailings throughout the year. Here is an outline of the support and material you will receive:
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Initial Program Orientation
When you sign up for the Milk Program, you will receive orientation from the Milk Help Desk. -
Fall Mailer
At the beginning of each school year, all schools on the Milk Program will receive a mailer containing everything they need to run the program throughout the year. This mailer contains enough parent brochures for all students at your school. The parent brochures are to be sent home to parents to encourage them to sign up their children for the milk program. It also includes milk rewards, which are motivational incentives for students on the Milk Program, a newsletter to update you on the coming school year, and posters to encourage student participation. -
Contest Mailers
As part of the Milk Program, your school will have the opportunity to get involved in exciting contests throughout the year. When you register for a contest through ESMP, your school will receive everything they need to run the contest in a separate mailer. -
Spring Mailer
Each April, we will send your school a mailer with the Milk Program registration form so that you can re-register your school for the upcoming school year.
Schools also have access to curriculum-based teaching materials and nutrition education seminars for teachers. For more information go to www.teachnutrition.org.
Questions? Contact us.
Schools can access the Milk Help Desk 1-888-730-MILK (6455) from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Friday.
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