Ruiz 4 Kids awards $32,500 in student scholarships to local students
Ruiz 4 Kids is helping the dreams of continued education for current and future college students a little easier. Twenty Darlington area high school students were each awarded a $1,000 scholarship and one college student was awarded a $2,500 scholarship.
“We are thrilled to assist in the continued education of local high school and college students,” said Ruiz 4 Kids Florence Ambassador, Tommy Pruitt. “We could not be more excited at our ability to award such a large amount to students in our community and help them achieve their dream of higher education. Ruiz 4 Kids looks forward to witnessing their achievements.”
The students who were awarded scholarships are:
Darlington High School: Kinsley Chestnut, Christina Epps, Morgan Hall and Matthew Williams.
College Students: Paris Miller
All scholarship dollars are raised via the Louis F. Ruiz Golf Invitational. Since 1987, Ruiz 4 Kids has awarded over $3M in scholarships.
About Ruiz 4 Kids
Ruiz 4 Kids is a non-profit organization founded in 1991 when employees of Ruiz Food Products, Inc. approached Founder Fred Ruiz asking him to help them explore ways to assist families with children in need. Today, Ruiz 4 Kids works to fund education programs: scholarships to high school seniors/community college students and the Mini Grants for Teachers program.