Sunnyvale community briefs for the week of April 23

Local Chick-fil-A scholarships

Ten employees of the Sunnyvale Chick-fil-A location were recently awarded $2,500 scholarships by the Chick-fil-A Remarkable Futures Scholarships initiative.

The recipients are Kristen White, Harmon Singh, Andrew Schaub, Luis Rios Ibanez, Ivan Minayev, Mayra Jimenez Rocha, Erik Heuchert, Lucas Heuchert, Ashley Hsia and Renee Hsia. Several recipients are seniors at Fremont or Homestead high schools, while others are attending community college or a local four-year university.

The Sunnyvale Chick-fil-A employees are among 359 in California to receive scholarships from the fast food chain’s corporate offices. This year, Chick-fil-A awarded more than $19 million in scholarships to 7,492 Chick-fil-A employees in the U.S. and Canada.

Since 1970, Chick-fil-A, Inc. has awarded more than $110 million in scholarships to more than 66,000 restaurant employees. Chick-fil-A scholarships are awarded to recipients up front and can be directly applied to tuition costs, without requiring tuition reimbursement. Scholarships can be applied in any area of study at the accredited institution of the employee’s choice.

In a 2020 survey of scholarship recipients, 54% said their scholarship made it possible to attend college, with 16% being first-generation college students. Nearly 98% of the 2020 scholarship recipients surveyed said that scholarship opportunities are an important benefit to working at Chick-fil-A restaurants.

“Since 1970, our scholarship programs have been instrumental in our investment in the growth and success of restaurant team members and their professional and personal development,” said Chick-fil-A Chairman and CEO Dan Cathy in a statement.