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Young Blogger Aims to Win Makeover for School Cafeteria

Vote for Sage at www.bensbeginnercontest.com.

Bloomingdale-Riverview Patch's youngest food blogger, Sage Colello, 9, is vying for a chance to win a makeover for her school cafeteria and appear on "The Rachael Ray Show."

Sage and her family, residents of Valrico, have entered the Ben's Beginners Cooking Contest, a nationwide competition by the Uncle Ben's brand designed to encourage parents to connect with their kids, one meal at a time.

Parents with children age 5 to 12 were asked to submit a home video that showed the family together in the kitchen introducing a rice-based dish they prepared and discussing their experience cooking together. The contest received hundreds of entries from families throughout the United States.

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In an effort to help Sage's family strenghten their score and give them an opportunity to be chosen as a finalist, they are asking the community to vote for the video they submitted titled "Lemon Honey Chicken With Orange Rice by Sage." If selected as a grand prize winner, Sage will receive $20,000 cash and a $50,000 cafeteria makeover for her school, Cimino Elementary School. In addition, Sage will appear on "The Rachael Ray Show."

Until March 11, individuals can visit www.bensbeginnerscontest.com and enter the recipe name and click "Search Videos." Once the individual has found the person for which they want to vote, they can click the "Vote" button. Individuals are encouraged to vote once per day. For every vote received, the Uncle Ben's Brand will donate $1 (up to $35,000) to Rachael Ray's Yum-O!, a nonprofit which empowers kids and their families to develop healthy relationships with food and cooking.

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For more information on the Ben's Beginners Cooking Contest, visit www.bensbeginnerscontest.com.


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