Culver’s of Orland Park Team Member Awarded with VIP Scholarship

Maria Austin of Orland Park Culver’s has received a $1,000 scholarship from Culver’s VIP Scholarship Fund to pursue her educational goals.

"Maria has been a Culver’s team member for 2 years," says Justin Obreicht, owner of Culver’s of Orland Park. "We’re so proud she is being recognized for their outstanding commitment to Culver’s and their dedication to continuing her education."

Through the generosity of Culver’s franchise partners, supplier partners and friends of Culver’s, and the passion of Culver’s co-founder and the Fund’s Executive Director, Lea Culver, the restaurant has been able to help team members take positive steps toward their goals of earning a college or technical school degree since 1993.

Team members submit applications for funding and judging teams are made up of supplier partners and educators.

Since 1993, Culver’s has invested more than $2 million in student scholarships to more than 2,000 team members. For additional information about Culver’s VIP Scholarship Program, visit www.culvers.com/inside-culvers/vip-foundation

About Culver’s

Culver’s serves fresh food, always cooked to order, with genuine family values to each and every guest. Culver’s is an expanding franchise system with nearly 500 independently owned and operated restaurants in 21 states. The restaurants’ award-winning customer service is based on small-town, Midwestern values, genuine friendliness and an unwavering commitment to quality and freshness. Signature items include the ButterBurger®, made from fresh, never frozen Midwest-raised beef, and Fresh Frozen Custard, including the famous Flavor of the Day program. For more information, visit www.culvers.com, http://www.culvers.com/facebook, http://www.twitter.com/culvers, http://www.gplus.to/culvers or www.instagram.com/culvers.

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The Smurfs 2 Video Game Smurfs Its Way Onto Store Shelves

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Ubisoft announced that The Smurfs 2, the video game based on the Columbia Pictures' and Sony Pictures Animation's film, is now available for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, Wii and Wii U. A version developed specifically for the Nintendo DS, consisting in an interactive storytelling book and collection of mini-games, is now available.

The Smurfs 2 video game is a combination of action-adventure and platform gaming across over 30 levels in 6 environments. the player embodies one of the nine Smurfs featured in the movie including Jokey Smurf, Hefty or Brainy Smurf in an adventure that will transport them first to the main locations visible in the film such as Paris and the Enchanted Forest. The players will then continue their journey through the discovery of environments exclusive to the video game such as Spooky Woods, Arctic Tundra, and the Lava Jungle. The full adventure is playable cooperatively with up to 4 players (5 players on Wii U operating as Clockwork Smurf).

Players will meet and collect another 20 different Smurfs friends through the game and use them to populate the Smurf Village and also to defeat foes, facing against 12 different types of enemies and 6 bosses during the campaign including notorious Azrael and Gargamel, and newcomers such as the Naughties.

Exclusive on Wii U, a 5th player is able to join in on the action by controlling Clockwork Smurf on the Wii U GamePad to help friends and drop special items. For more information on The SMurfd 2 video game, pelase visit www.TheSmurfsGame.com

Watch the trailer here.

Help Your Kids with Language Arts

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Help Your Kids with Language Arts: A step-by-step visual guide to grammar, punctuation, and writing is designed to make all facets of the English language easy and interesting. Using an appealing and accessible illustrative style, this book covers everything from the basic concepts of grammar and punctuation, spelling, and communication skills to some of the more challenging ideas that face students today.

This book is what every frustrated parent needs. Its innovative visual approach combines colorful diagrams and illustrations with step-by-step instructions, making English language arts easier to understand than ever before. Help Your Kids with Language Arts sets out to explain in simple terms the rules of clear and effective speaking and writing. It is divided into four chapters that focus on the key English language arts topics

A good command of the English language and basic communication skills can lead to better grades in school and give a student a clear advantage over someone who is less skilled in language usage.

Help Your Kids with Language Arts is guaranteed to build confidence, reduce stress, and make the most difficult aspects of this subject simple, clear, and accessible.

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