Pepsi Refresh Project awards $1.3 million in grants
PepsiCo, Purchase, N.Y., awarded 32 new grants totaling $1.3 million through its Pepsi Refresh Project, a program that seeks to fund constructive ideas that can make a positive impact.
The company began awarding Pepsi Refresh Project grants in January and will donate about $20 million toward similar projects this year. This month, PepsiCo gave away two $250,000 grants, 10 grants of $50,000, ten grants of $25,000 and ten grants of $5,000. The company accepts proposals and puts them to an online vote at www.refresheverything.com.
Among the two $250,000 pledges was a grant to build a safe haven for children through Homes of Hope for Children Inc., Hattiesburg, Miss. The Tommy Foundation Inc., Lancaster, Pa., will use its $50,000 grant to produce a documentary educating the public about autism. A $25,000 grant will help Dallas-based Resounding Harmony to produce a “Sing for the Cure” performance to raise money to fight breast cancer.
A new round of voting for grant recipients begins May 1. Each month, PepsiCo plans to award up to $1.3 million to the ideas with the most votes. The company will accept up to 1,000 new ideas each month and let voters decide who wins.
The company began awarding Pepsi Refresh Project grants in January and will donate about $20 million toward similar projects this year. This month, PepsiCo gave away two $250,000 grants, 10 grants of $50,000, ten grants of $25,000 and ten grants of $5,000. The company accepts proposals and puts them to an online vote at www.refresheverything.com.
Among the two $250,000 pledges was a grant to build a safe haven for children through Homes of Hope for Children Inc., Hattiesburg, Miss. The Tommy Foundation Inc., Lancaster, Pa., will use its $50,000 grant to produce a documentary educating the public about autism. A $25,000 grant will help Dallas-based Resounding Harmony to produce a “Sing for the Cure” performance to raise money to fight breast cancer.
A new round of voting for grant recipients begins May 1. Each month, PepsiCo plans to award up to $1.3 million to the ideas with the most votes. The company will accept up to 1,000 new ideas each month and let voters decide who wins.
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