October 20, 2009 – Glassboro, NJ – Destination ImagiNation (DI) and the National Dairy Council (NDC)© announced today a three-year agreement to continue their long-standing partnership.
The National Dairy Council has signed a three-year partnership with Destination ImagiNation that will provide funding for the non-profit organization to develop more of the mind-bending Challenges students have enjoyed for more than two decades. Local dairy farmers and the National Dairy Council fully support the Destination ImagiNation program and believe creativity, teamwork and problem solving combined with a healthy lifestyle can help our nation’s youth achieve great things.
“The National Dairy Council has been a critical partner to Destination ImagiNation and has provided us the opportunities to enrich and grow our programs, including our Rising Stars! and projectOUTREACH Challenges,” said Rusty McCarty, Chief Operating Officer and Creative Director for Destination ImagiNation. “We view our 12 year partnership to be unique among non-profits. Both of our organizations are committed to making a difference in our youth and truly see the value in working together.”
The National Dairy Council is the sole and exclusive International sponsor of the Destination ImagiNation program and has been granted the status of exclusive beverage sponsor. NDC shares in the joy and creativity of DI Teams and even had all 18,000 attendees of the 2006 Global Finals wear milk mustaches during the closing ceremony.
About Destination ImagiNation
Destination ImagiNation, Inc. is an extraordinary non-profit organization that provides two educational programs for students to learn and experience creativity, teamwork and problem solving. Every year, we reach 100,000 students across the U.S. and in more than 30 countries. Destination ImagiNation, our core program, is an exhilarating after-school activity in which students work in teams to solve mind-bending Challenges and present their solutions at Tournaments. In our Destination ImagiNation 4-Life program, we design and implement cause-based programming for client organizations to reach target audiences in a powerful way. Destination ImagiNation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with more than 1.3 million alumni and a global network of 35,000 volunteers. Visit http://www.IDODI.org for more information.
About the National Dairy Council®
The National Dairy Council (NDC) is the nutrition research, education and communications arm of Dairy Management, Inc.™ On behalf of U.S. dairy farmers, NDC provides science-based nutrition information to, and in collaboration with, a variety of stakeholders committed to fostering a healthier society, including health professionals, educators, school nutrition directors, academia, industry, consumers and media. Established in 1915, NDC is dedicated to educating the public on the health benefits of consuming milk and milk products throughout a person’s lifespan. For more information, visit www.nationaldairycouncil.org.
