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EDUCATION FOUNDATION

PIGGYBACK AWARD FUNDERS 119 PIGGYBACK AWARDS WORTH $167,000 FUNDED The GFIA members below “piggyback” on the Scholarship Program by funding awards for their employees through the GFIA. Company awards range from $500 to $5,000 each, and the number of awards funded varies by company. Let’s add your company to the list next year!

Piggly Wiggly Alabama Dist. Co. Publix Super Markets Quality Foods RBG Foods Reynolds Foodliner Wayfield Foods

Ira Higdon Grocery Company J & J Foods The Kroger Company Milkco Nam Dae Mun Farmers Market Ole Mexican Foods PepsiCo Beverages North America

B & T’s Grocery Diaz Foods Dill’s Food City Food Depot Food Lion Freshway Market & Giant Mart Foods

SPONSORED AWARD FUNDERS 7 SPONSORED AWARDS WORTH $6,750 FUNDED

Sponsored awards are funded by GFIA associate or wholesale members for the benefit of their retail / wholesale customers. Sponsored awards are available to all GFIA member company employees (and their dependent children) who meet the estab lished award criteria. Funding a sponsored award in the name of your company is a great way to support your customers.

Anheuser-Busch, Inc. & The GA Wholesaler Family Blue Bell Creameries Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED, Inc. GFIA FOUNDATION AWARDS In addition to Piggyback and Sponsored Awards, the Foundation funds a variety of general awards and memorial awards. Foundation awards are available to all GFIA member company employees (and their dependent children) who meet the established award criteria. Thank you to the GFIA members who support the Foundation through fundraisers such as the spring golf tournament, silent auction, wine pull and raffles. Each of you make these awards possible! Together, we are directly impacting the lives of students associated with the food industry.

Linea Private Wealth Management PepsiCo Beverages North America

In addition to our fundraisers, Foundation awards are also made possible by: $15,000 grant from Publix Super Markets Charities $31,000 contribution from a joint effort between Kroger, Publix and Georgia Crown $10,000 grant from Walmart Foundation

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