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TACO BELL® FOUNDATION AND BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF LAGUNA BEACH TEAM UP TO HELP MORE LAGUNA BEACH HIGH SCHOOLERS GRADUATE

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The Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach hosted an event in honor local high schoolers who graduated in the Class of 2016. The celebration, which included a party filled with music, food, piñata and certificates of achievement were made possible through a $5,500 grant from the Taco Bell® Foundation.

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“Graduation season is our favorite time of year. We’ve watched the young men and women in our community work so hard to get to this point and it’s a thrill to share in their joy of earning that diploma,” said Miguel Contreras, Teen Coordinator of the Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach. “We appreciate the Taco Bell® Foundation for recognizing and celebrating our new grads and committing to our future ones through the Foundation’s long-term support right here in Laguna Beach, CA.”

The grant to Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach is part of a partnership between the Taco Bell® Foundation and Boys & Girls Clubs of America that is expected to raise $30 million to support more young people through high school graduation and beyond.

“At Taco Bell, you could say that America’s young people are at the heart and soul of our brand. They are our customers, our employees and our next generation of leaders,” said Frank Tucker Chief People Officer at Taco Bell and President for the Taco Bell Foundation. “We believe it is our responsibility to invest in these future leaders and help them succeed. Our partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America is an extension of our commitment to ensure youth are empowered to graduate from high school and go onto achieve their dreams.”

About Taco Bell Corp.
Taco Bell Corp., a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., (NYSE: YUM), is the nation’s leading Mexican-inspired quick service restaurant. Taco Bell serves made to order and customizable tacos, burritos, and specialties such as the exclusive Doritos® Locos Tacos, gourmet-inspired Cantina Power Menu™, lower calorie Fresco options and is the first QSR restaurant to offer American Vegetarian Association (AVA)-certified menu items. Taco Bell Breakfast offers portable, classic items such as the Breakfast Crunchwrap® and signature burritos. The company encourages customers to “Live Más,” both through its food and in ways such as its Feed The Beat® music program and its nonprofit organization, the Taco Bell® Foundation™. Taco Bell and its more than 350 franchise organizations have more than 6,500 restaurants across the United States that proudly serve more than 42 million customers every week.

Taco Bell Foundation, Inc. is a not for profit 501(c) (3) public benefit corporation with the founded focus of investing in the potential of America’s youth through education and helping them realize their dreams. Since 1992, the Foundation has reached more than 5 million young people across 600 youth-serving organizations and about 1,700 high schools in the U.S. through partnerships and programs like GraduateforMas.com, and has awarded more than $75 million in scholarships and grants focused on education and career readiness. In 2016, Taco Bell and the Taco Bell Foundation launched the Live Más Scholarship, a program aimed at empowering the nation’s next generation of dreamers, innovators and creators – those whose passions don’t fall into the conventional “academic” or “athletic” qualifying categories of traditional scholarship programs. For more information visit tacobellfoundation.org.
About the Club
The Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach-Main Branch offers a nationally recognized and award winning year round enrichment program that focuses on the whole family. From preschool to parent classes, The Club offers an array of services that focuses on 3 principles; academic success, good character and citizenship and healthy lifestyles. Being an indispensable asset to the families of our community is a time-honored tradition. Celebrating over 50 years, BGCLB strives to support this goal through out of school recreation that celebrates the whole child. For more information visit: www.bgclagunabeach.org or call (949) 494-2535.

 

Jason Gupta

Resource Development Associate

Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach

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