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RUIZ 4 KIDS 2018 ‘Mini-Grants for teachers’ application online Ruiz Foods, CA: Ruiz 4 Kids has opened the application process for the Mini-Grants for Teacher for the 2018 school year. The deadline to submit an application on-line is June 15, 2017.
to Grayson County teachers who applied for a Mini-Grant.
For additional information on grant criteria which includes Funding Priorities and how to apply visit, http://www.ruiz4kids.org/programs“Investing in the education of our mini-grants.aspx and click on the children, is investing in our future,” Teacher Grant link. said Rebeckah Flanagan, Ambassador, Ruiz 4 Kids Denison. About Ruiz 4 Kids ”We understand that the needs of Ruiz 4 Kids is a non-profit the teachers to provide a quality organization founded in 1991 when education should not weigh on just employees of Ruiz Food Products, the budgets of the school districts, Inc. approached Founder Fred Ruiz but come from all available asking him to help them explore resources. This is why we created ways to assist families with children the mini-grant program. Our goal is in need. Today, Ruiz 4 Kids works to help teachers grow the creative to fund two children/education side of education and show their programs: scholarships to high students there is more to learning school seniors as well as then sitting in a classroom.” community college and the Mini Grants for Teachers program. The grant is open to public school teachers in grades K-12 in Grayson About Ruiz Food Products, Inc. County, Texas. Grant awards range Ruiz Foods is a privately owned from $300 - $1,000. To align with corporation with corporate offices in the objectives of the Ruiz 4 Kids Dinuba, California. Kim Ruiz Beck, organization, teachers interested in the elder daughter of Co-Founder submitting a grant are reminded to and Chairman Emeritus, Fred Ruiz, ensure their intended projects are is Chairman. Rachel Cullen is creative and will enhance their President and CEO. students learning experience. Grant recipients are also expected Ruiz Foods is dedicated to premium to report on the expenditure of quality, authentically prepared grant funds and results of the frozen foods selling to all channels supported project at the end of the of funded school year. distribution: retail, convenience store, clubs, vending, industrial and The Mini-Grants for Teachers foodservice. The El Monterey® Program is funded solely by Ruiz brand is the #1 frozen Mexican food Foods employee donations. Ruiz 4 brand in the U.S.. Tornados®, the Kids does not use any of the company’s snack brand, is the #1 donated money for administrative roller grill item across the nation. or other costs. In other words, all Ruiz Foods employs over 3,500 funds donated to this program by Team Members in four facilities Ruiz employees go directly to the located in the U.S. For more Mini-Grants Program. For the 2016 information, please visit school year, Texas Ruiz employees www.ElMonterey.com or donated and distributed $12,473.03 www.myTornados.com.
