{"id":54243,"date":"2025-02-25T17:53:31","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T22:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=54243"},"modified":"2025-02-25T17:53:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T22:53:58","slug":"chick-fil-a-inc-just-surprised-a-local-team-member-with-a-25000-scholarship-to-support-their-continued-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2025\/02\/25\/chick-fil-a-inc-just-surprised-a-local-team-member-with-a-25000-scholarship-to-support-their-continued-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Chick-fil-A, Inc. just surprised a local Team Member with a\u00a0$25,000 scholarship to support their continued education!\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"        \n        <div class=\"embedpress-gutenberg-wrapper source-provider-Youtube aligncenter ep-clear   ep-content-protection-disabled inline\" id=\"7593aa2d-9d36-43c4-9729-3f2302ff11de\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube \">\n            <div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper \">\n                <div id=\"ep-gutenberg-content-6ae7f437a21a1250f327bcc71b6d9f28\" class=\"ep-gutenberg-content\">\n                    <div >\n                        <div class=\"ep-embed-content-wraper preset-default insta-grid ep-google-photos-carousel\"\n                            style=\"max-width:600px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\"                                                                                                                >\n\n                            <div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-4ffee8929ab7f54893ff3faa272c3e2a ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:600px; height:340px; max-height:340px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" title=\"CFA LAKELAND SCHOLARSHIP\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yoHF6EKf9FQ?feature=oembed&#038;color=red&#038;rel=1&#038;controls=2&#038;start=true&#038;end=true&#038;fs=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;playsinline=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen title=\"Chick-fil-A, Inc. just surprised a local Team Member with a\u00a0,000 scholarship to support their continued education!\u00a0\u00a0\"><\/iframe><\/div>                        <\/div>\n\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Meet Aaron: <\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Aaron is a Team Member at Chick-fil-A 28<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0&amp; Beltline in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he is recognized for his commitment to cultivating a welcoming and positive work environment. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As second-year commercial music major at Southeastern University (SEU), he has a passion for music and aspires to use his talents to spread the gospel and inspire faith in others.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With the $25,000 scholarship, Aaron will continue his studies at SEU, where he is furthering his musical and leadership skills to\u00a0create songs that share the gospel and inspire hope and guidance in others. \u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cAaron is a breath of fresh air to our team,\u201d said Jamie Ochsner, local Owner-Operator of Chick-fil-A 28<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&amp; Beltline. \u201cWith his positive attitude and heart for others, Aaron exemplifies the spirit of service that is the heart of our mission.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf89\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/16.0\/1f389\/32.png?w=1110&#038;ssl=1\"><strong>&nbsp;The Impact of Scholarship Giving at Chick-fil-A:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This year, Chick-fil-A, Inc. made history by awarding over\u00a0<strong>$27 million in scholarships to more than 15,000 Team Members<\/strong>\u00a0across the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico \u2013\u00a0the largest total the program\u2019s history.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Since 1973, Chick-fil-A, Inc. has awarded over\u00a0<strong>$215 million to more than 122,000 Team Members<\/strong>\u00a0across the country through the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chick-fil-a.com\/remarkable-futures-scholarships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chick-fil-A Remarkable Futures\u2122 scholarships initiative<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This year, 13 Team Members received $25,000 scholarships, including the\u00a0<strong>first-ever recipient from Puerto Rico.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chick-fil-A exceeded its goal of supporting 50,000 Team Members with education opportunities from 2020-2025, impacting 69,000 lives since 2020.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Aaron: &nbsp; 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