RUIZ 4 KIDS awards $575,000 in student scholarships

Five HHS students each awarded $1,000 scholarship

Denison, TX: Ruiz 4 Kids is helping the dreams of continued education for current and future college students a little easier A total of $117,000 in scholarships was awarded to students in the Grayson County area.

“We are thrilled to assist in the continued education of local high school and college students,” said Ruiz 4 Kids Denison, Rebeckah Flanagan. “We could not be more excited at our ability to award such a large amount to children in our community and help them achieve their dream of higher education Ruiz 4 Kids looks forward to witnessing their achievements.”

Students who were awarded scholarships are:

HOWE HIGH SCHOOL

Connor Jackson

Chase Clayton

Natalie Honore

Winston Mossee

Aspen Porter

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 two children/education programs: scholarships to high school seniors/community college students and the Mini-Grants for Teachers program

About Ruiz Food Products, Inc Ruiz Foods is a privately owned corporation with corporate offices in Dinuba, California Kim Ruiz Beck, the elder daughter of Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Fred Ruiz, is Chairman. Rachel Cullen is the President and CEO Ruiz Foods is dedicated to premium quality, authentically prepared frozen foods selling to all channels of distribution: retail, convenience store, clubs, vending, industrial and foodservice The El Monterey® brand is the #1 frozen Mexican food brand in the U S Tornados®, the company’s snack brand, is the #1 roller grill item across the nation Ruiz Foods employs over 3,500 Team Members in California, Texas and South Carolina For more information, please visit wwwElMontereycom or wwwmyTornados com

Howe Community Library Summer Hours

Howe Community Library will begin summer hours on Tuesday, May 29, after the holiday weekend We will be open every Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm and on

Saturdays from 9 until 3

We have LOTS of new books and DVDs, AND our renovation is ALMOST finished! Come on by and see us!

Summer reading program at Howe Community Library

Howe Community Library will kick off the Summer Reading Program on June 5 with a petting zoo from 10am to 11:30 Rancho Condarco will bring bunnies, goats, sheep, chickens, ducks, and pigs for children of all ages to pet Audra Mitchell will bring her Chill Out trailer to provide free shaved ice to help beat the heat

Everyone is welcome to register inside the library for our summer reading program The theme this year is LIBRARIES ROCK! and we plan to do just that all during the month of June

On Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10am to 11am, Miss Joyce will lead children going into Kindergarten through going into 4th grade in exploring music and activities On those same days, from 2 to 3 in the afternoon, students going into 5th grade and up can join us for crafting and fun times. These groups will meet every Tuesday and Thursday through June beginning June 5 and going through June 30

Wee Readers is a lively group of infants through Pre-K children who meet on Fridays from 10 to 11 This group will continue through the months of June and July and will have the opportunity to have story time and play games with Miss Joyce

Concurrent with these activities will be the Summer Reading Challenge When you register, pick up a Reading Log and fill out a Punch Card Read at home, at the library, or wherever you are, and record that time in minutes For every 60 minutes you read, your card will be punched, and you will receive a free book, a gift card from Sonic or Paleo's, a coupon for the Dallas Zoo or a coupon for the Ft Worth Museum of Science and History Also, for every hour you read, your name will be put into a drawing for our Grand Prize of a $25 gift card to Books a Million On July 27, we will draw one winner from each of three age categories for children

Adults can register for our Summer Reading Program, too When you register, fill out a punch card, and pick up a Reading Challenge Card. Every time you complete two of the activities, your name will be put into a drawing for a $25 gift card to Books-AMillion

Watch the Enterprise and the sign outside the library for fun reading activities happening at the library during the month of July