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The very first Local Pepsi Refresh grant recipients have been announced!
Click here to find out about the wonderful projects that Pepsi is helping to fund.
The Gillette Group which owns Pepsi of Rochester is giving away up to $100,000 to our area!!! They're funding good ideas, big and small, that make our area a better place. What's a good idea? Who gets a Refresh Grant? Find out!
What is Pepsi Refresh?
The Gillette Group which owns Pepsi of Rochester is giving up to $100,000.00 to refresh our local communities...(that means you guys)... and make the lives of those around us a little better.
Whether it's helping to fund a health care initiative at a hospital in La Crosse, starting an education program with the Mankato Public Schools, planting a community garden in Rochester or stocking a local food bank in Decorah, Gillette Pepsi-Cola Companies is committed to the communities we serve and the individuals who live here. We want you to know we support what you care about.
How do I apply?
Yep, it's that easy.
What are the deadlines?
Here's the timeline...
February 12 to April 15 - Submit applications for first grant distribution
May 4 - Grant winners are decided and money's distributed
April 16 to July 31 - Submit applications for second grant distribution
August 19 - Grant winners are decided and money's distributed
November 1 to 30 - All local Pepsi Refresh Grant recipients can apply for a bonus grant
December 7 - Remaining grant money will be award to the idea that has made the greatest impact
Only the first 100 applications will be accepted so don't mess around...APPLY NOW!
Who decides?
It could be your neighbor, your brother, your best friend...the committee who makes the decision on who gets the Pepsi Refresh Grants are all local people...not some unknown face across the country. The committee is made of people you know and who know you.
What now?
So what are you doing? Go enter now! Then check back here. FOX 47 will highlight different stories that exemplify how people are refreshing our community.
Every generation refreshes the world, with their ideas, talents, and the knowledge that they can do anything they set their minds to. This is where that spirit comes to life. A place to refresh our culture and our country.
Don't stop just yet
The Gillette Group which owns Pepsi of Rochester is giving away $100,000. AND Pepsi-Cola is giving away money on a national level, too! You could win money locally and nationally. But get moving, only the first 1,000 applications are taken on a national level. CLICK here to apply for the national grant.
Pepsi of Rochester has given away money for the first round of grants! Here's info on some of these grants. Channel One Food Bank and Food Shelf will receive $4,000 to supplement their funding for food More>>
