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February 15th Deadline Nears for Riviana Foods' Scholarship Program for Los Angeles Area High School Students
Five Los Angeles Area High School Students Will Each Be Awarded $2,000 Scholarships by Riviana Foods.
/High School PR News/ - HOUSTON, TX, February 01, 2008 - Riviana Foods Inc. announced today that the application deadline for its Mahatma Rice Scholarship is February 15, 2008. The company will provide scholarships in the amount of $2,000 to five outstanding Los Angeles area high school seniors. To apply, students should visit www.mahatmarice.com/scholarship.
Nationwide, Riviana, through the 2007-2008 Mahatma Rice Scholarship Program, along with program partner Univision Radio Network, will award $52,000 in educational scholarships to 26 students at special award ceremonies honoring the students and their families in May 2008.
Each year we are extremely impressed by the caliber and maturity of the scholarship applicants," said Alfredo J. Gomez, senior product manager for Mahatma Rice. In the past 20 years, Riviana Foods has awarded more than $500,000 in scholarships to 243 students who are earning or have earned college degrees. Recipients have attended such institutions as Dartmouth, Stanford, Brigham Young University, UCLA, USC, University of California at Berkley, M.I.T., Rice University and the University of Miami.
"For many families, a college education is one of the largest financial investments they will ever make," said Gomez, who has been directing the scholarship program for the past 18 years. "We urge parents, teachers and counselors to encourage seniors to apply for scholarship funds such as those offered by Mahatma Rice to help offset higher education expenditures."
To apply, students must complete an application and write an essay of 150 to 250 words, in English or Spanish. This year's essay topic is "How will your college education help you to achieve your lifetime goals?" Twenty finalists will be chosen from the essays submitted. A panel of judges will interview finalists and select five winners, based on conciseness, content, originality and grammar.
Application Information
Students can obtain information about the Mahatma Rice Scholarship Program three ways:
• By visiting www.mahatmarice.com/scholarship,
• By requesting application forms for the Mahatma Rice Scholarship program from their college advisor; or
• By contacting Mario Michel at KLVE/KSCA/KRCD/KTNQ Radio at 818-500-4411.
Scholarship Guidelines
Eligible students must be high school seniors currently attending a Los Angeles Area high school. Essays of 150 to 250 words, typed or printed clearly, may be submitted in English or Spanish and will be judged on conciseness, creativity, originality and grammar. Essays and completed application forms must be sent by regular mail only (no certified mail, email or overnight services) and postmarked no later than February 15, 2008 to: The Mahatma Rice Scholarship Program, 75-22 37th Avenue, #224 Jackson Heights, NY 11372.
Based in Houston, Texas, Riviana Foods Inc. (www.riviana.com) is one of the largest processors, marketers and distributors of branded and private label rice products in the United States. Principal brands include Mahatma (www.mahatmarice.com _http://www.mahatmarice.com/_ ), Minute (www.minuterice.com _http://www.minuterice.com/_ ), Success (www.successrice.com _http://www.successrice.com/_ ), Carolina (www.carolinarice.com _http://www.carolinarice.com/_ ), WaterMaid (www.watermaidrice.com _http://www.watermaidrice.com/_ ), River www.riverrice.com _http://www.riverrice.com/_ ), S & W (www.s-and-wrice.com _http://www.s-and-wrice.com/_ ) and Gourmet House (www.gourmethouserice.com _http://www.gourmethouserice.com/_ ). Riviana is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ebro Puleva, S.A., the leading Spanish food group, with interests in sugar, dairy, rice and pasta products. Its brands include Puleva dairy products; Azucarera sugar; La Cigala , Brilliante , and Nomen rice brands and Panzani pasta, as well as New World Pasta Company pasta products, including Ronzoni , San Giorgio , American Beauty , Healthy Harvest , Skinner , Prince , Creamette and Catelli brands.
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