Friday, March 23, 2007

Wendy's and the Community: II

of the many areas in which wendys contributes to the community one of which is the High School Heisman program... this program has created scholarships for high school student athletes since 1994...

"more than 136,000 high school nominated students have been touched by the Heisman mystique. Of them, 145 have progressed to the National Finalist level, with 24 earning the designation of Wendy’s High School Heisman National Award Winners."

this scholarship is advertised every year in ESPN and SI magazines, which gives these kids alot of recognition going towards college, this scholarship covers many sports in various regions around the country...

"Sanctioned sports:
To be nominated for the Wendy’s High School Heisman Program, students must participate in at least one of the 32 sports officially sanctioned by the National Federation of State High Schools:
Archery
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Bowling
Canoeing
Crew
Cross Country
Decathlon
Equestrian
Fencing
Field Hockey
Football
Golf
Gymnastics
Heptathalon
Ice Hockey
Judo
Lacrosse
Pentathlon
Riflery
Skiing
Soccer
Softball
Swimming & Diving
Tennis
Track & Field
Volleyball
Water Polo
Weight Lifting
Competitive Spirit Squad
Wrestling
Heisman regions:
Nominees for the 12 National Finalists of the WHSH Program are grouped according to the same geographical regions used in the College Heisman Memorial Trophy judging:
Far West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming
Southwest: Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas
Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin
Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont
Mid-Atlantic: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia
South: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee
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this is just another great program offered by the wendys corporation, they give a lot back to every community in which they are involved... from top to bottom it seems to be a solid corporation

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