Announcing Your 2020 Scholarship Winners
iowagrocer The 2020-21 Iowa Grocers Education Foundation Scholarship Program Announcing Your 2020 Scholarship Winners Iowa Grocers Education Foundation Awards 90 Scholarships IGEF Board of Trustees Brian Burnam, Keith’s Foods | Mike Brewington, Iowa Beverage Systems Bob Gostomski, Mueller Yurgae Associates | Mike Skokan, Hy-Vee Inc. | Dean Summa In 2020, the foundation received more than 400 applications for the 90 scholarships that were awarded for the 2020–2021 school year. Scholarships totaling $159,300 were awarded to students who are at least part-time employees of an IGIA member company or the children of full-time employees working for an IGIA member. Fundraising efforts thwarted by COVID-19 The Iowa Grocery Industry Association typically raises close Scholarship Golf Committee to $100,000 each year to fund scholarships through the Iowa ❖ Liz Baker, Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company Grocers Education Foundation. ❖ Tim Byrne, Diageo Fundraising efforts in 2020 have ❖ Mark Davisson, Acosta Sales & Marketing | chair been severely thwarted due to ❖ Bob Gostomski, Mueller Yurgae Associates COVID-19 and the cancelation ❖ Nick Greiner, Fareway Stores or postponement of two major ❖ Mike McCormick, Fareway Stores fundraising events: The scholarship ❖ Gary Munson, Kellogg Company golf event, which has been ❖ John Rasley, E & J Gallo Winery rescheduled for Monday, September ❖ Dana Sump, Casey’s General Stores 28, and the IGEF Scholarship Auction, ❖ B.J. Van Der Linden, Fareway Stores held in conjunction with Convention, ❖ Gary Worrall, Fareway Stores | past chair which will not take place in 2020. IGIA staff continues to look for alternative ways to raise funds 38 HEROES ISSUE 2020 for this important program so that A Little History we may continue to fortify the The Iowa Grocers Education foundation’s finances and provide Foundation was established in Gift History scholarships to deserving youth with 1992 to assist youth with ties to the connections to the grocery industry.
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