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Monin Donates $70,000 To Step Up For Students Scholarship Program
CLEARWATER, FLA – Monin, Inc., producer of pre- mium syrups, gourmet sauces, fruit purées and fruit smoothie mixes for coffees, iced teas, lemonades, cock- tails and more, announced Tuesday a contribution of $70,000 to the Step Up For Students Scholarship Pro- gram. The program serves lower-income children in Florida.
The donation will fund 11 scholarships for the 2017-18 school year.
Bill Lombardo, CEO of Monin, announced the do- nation at a scholarship cele- bration event at Guardian Angels Catholic School in Clearwater, where 57 stu- dents use the tax-credit scholarship.
Following the scholar- ship donation announce- ment, the fifth-grade students at Guardian Angels participated in an activity making a school-themed lemonade and handcrafted soda with flavors provided by Monin.
This is the second con- secutive year Monin has partnered with Step Up For Students, bringing the com- pany’s total contribution to $130,000.
“Monin embraces the meaning of generosity and giving back to our commu- nity. Our partnership with Step Up For Students allows us to support and improve the lives of people in our Tampa Bay community through K-12 educational scholarships,” said Lom- bardo. “We are proud of our support of helping de- velop future leaders.”
Monin CEO Bill Lombardo (fourth from right) presents Step Up For Students president Doug Tuthill (middle) with at $70,000 check to provide scholarships for underserved Florida schoolchildren at an event at Guardian Angels Catholic School in Clearwater. Joining them are Guardian Angels Principal Mary Stalzer and several Step Up scholars benefiting from the Step Up For Students Scholarship Program.
Step Up helps administer the Florida Tax Credit Schol- arship Program, allowing re- cipients to choose between a scholarship to help with pri- vate school tuition and fees, or a transportation scholar- ship to attend an out-of-dis- trict public school.
“Providing access to edu- cational options and finding the right learning environ- ment for all students is vi- tally important today. We’re grateful that Monin joins us in our mission to provide these opportunities to fami- lies that otherwise would not be able to access them,” said Doug Tuthill, Step Up For Students president. “On be- half of Step Up and the fam- ilies we serve, we thank Monin for your continued support.”
For the 2017-18 school year, Step Up For Students is serving about 100,000 stu- dents throughout Florida with tuition scholarships val-
ued at up to $6,343 per stu- dent for kindergarten through fifth grade, $6,631 for sixth through eighth grade, and $6,920 for ninth
through 12th grade.
More than 1,700 private
schools participate in the scholarship program state- wide.
FYI
Enhance The Chance Sickle Cell Anemia Support Group Meeting
The Enhance The Chance Family Support Group meeting will be held on Saturday, March 31st, 12-1 at Rowlett Park. The organization supports children and families with Sickle Cell Anemia.
For more information, please call (813) 607-7995.
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