Madeline Ganey

For freshman Madeline Ganey of Northfield, Minnesota, being a Fuel Up to Play 60 Student Ambassador allows her to promote the program and be a strong voice for Fuel Up to Play 60 by motivating and empowering kids to make healthy lifestyle choices.

The one thing that Madeline hopes to accomplish in her student ambassador role is to promote this program to more schools throughout Minnesota and the United States. “Having more schools participates in the Fuel Up to Play 60 program means more students are aware about healthy choices,” she states. “Awareness is essential and I would like to spread more of it.”

Madeline has no problem encouraging Fuel Up to Play 60 to her peers and uses both the Internet and social media to reach out and encourage Fuel Up to Play 60 to others. “I spread the word to my classmates by going to the Fuel Up to Play 60 homepage and click on the “Tell a Friend” icon, which allows you to include a personal message about Fuel Up to Play 60 and shares a brief summary about what the program is about. I encourage my classmates and other friends to like the Fuel Up to Play 60 Facebook page and to join the group.”

Madeline states that the most rewarding part of her Fuel Up to Play 60 experience is, “seeing my school having a blast doing Fuel Up to Play 60 activities.” During her school’s Fuel Up to Play 60 kick-off and year-end events, teachers and students are seen having a great time participating in all the fun activities. “People at school have told me that they’ve submitted ideas for Fuel Up to Play 60 challenges and healthy recipes,” says Madeline. “It’s awesome to hear their excitement and great ideas.”

The 14-year-old loves to participate in school extracurricular activities such as Student Government, Knowledge Bowl, spelling bees, Speech Club, Youth in Government and of course, Fuel Up to Play 60. She is also on both the school’s swim and tennis teams.

Madeline was recently a guest columnist for her local newspaper.

Madeline’s favorite dairy foods are Greek yogurt, and of course, “ice-cream,” and she loves playing tennis with her friends and running to stay active.