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NOW is your chance to have a voice. Take advantage of your vote for the sake of your children and of the 30 US fields most in need of renovation.
While thousands of fields were nominated, 100 were selected. Only 30 will be chosen and awarded the privilege of being rebuilt.
Vote by 5/31/09 by visiting the Frosted Flakes website.
When Mom Central sent out the invite to sign up for this blog tour I jumped, hoping to get picked up for this tour…and I did. Thanks, Mom Central 
Our family lives in a very small town and we do not even HAVE a field for the kids to play on. We must drive to the next town over for baseball games and other sporting events.
We are thrilled to have a great field one town over, however, it would be lovely to have one close by. Studies have shown that when children have outdoor and indoor activities at their disposal, potential drug usage is significantly lowered. The kids who stay active have less time to be bored and in turn, make better and healthier choices during adolescence.
I would love to see our little town vote for a new field in the future. With a great deal of retirees here, though…the attention given to the needs of the younger generation is lessened.
For now, we can make our voice heard by voting for the top 30 most needy fields in the USA…giving those community kids a place to grow, run, jump, play, enjoy and thrive. Giving them better and healthier options, promoting positive choice making skills.
More information about the program, as offered by Mom Central:
Mom Central teamed up with Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes back in January to let their community know about its’ Earn Your Stripes (EYS) field renovation program that aimed to renovate neighborhood sports fields across the U.S. Since that time, thousands of fields were nominated some with as many as 700,000 supporters! Those fields have now been narrowed down to 100 finalists and your vote will help determine the winning fields.
The semifinalist fields were chosen based on the feasibility of the field makeover, the location and age of the field, how often it gets used, how many events take place, what teams use it, the number of other athletic fields in the community, the demand, condition, and the impact a field renovation would have on the community.
From May 1st through the 31st, you can vote for your favorite semifinalist field at www.frostedflakes.com. Do you have a field in your area that got nominated or do you like one with a particularly compelling story? Those who nominated these fields described the conditions as having inadequate grass, equipment, uneven playing surfaces and other problems. These renovations will help to build community and provide better places for kids to stay active and play.
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