LINCOLN, Neb. – On Monday, Gov. Pete Ricketts and fitness icon Jake Steinfeld announced that three Nebraska schools that were selected to each receive a state-of-the-art $100,000 fitness center.

The multi-million dollar DON’T QUIT! Campaign awarded Gothenburg, Johnson County Central and Millard North as the state’s most outstanding schools for demonstrating leadership in getting and keeping their students fit. This year, the program will have gifted fitness centers to 40 states and the foundation plans to reach all 50 states in the coming years.

“I’m proud of every school in Nebraska that participated in the DON’T QUIT! Campaign,” Ricketts said. “Congratulations to the winning schools. I look forward to the debut of your new fitness centers in the coming months!”

“We had a tremendous response from schools throughout the great state of Nebraska. None of this would have been possible without the incredible support of Governor Pete Ricketts, who helped make this campaign a huge success by putting the health and well-being of Nebraska’s kids first,” said  Steinfeld, who is known for his television work on Body by Jake. “These three schools really embodied our mission of building a nation of the fittest, healthiest kids in the world."