FLORIDA – January 23, 2018 – On behalf of GrayRobinson client PepsiCo, attorney Joseph R. Salzverg and senior director of government affairs Rheb Harbison facilitated a $25,000 donation to Florida International University’s (FIU) Fostering Panther Pride scholarship program. Launched in 2013, the primary goal of the program is to assist former foster care youth and homeless students in their transition to FIU, their retention and graduation, and their pursuit of securing employment or graduate studies upon receiving their bachelor’s degree.
In partnership with the PepsiCo Foundation, one of PepsiCo’s Performance with Purpose efforts includes investing $100 million to support initiatives that benefit at least 12.5 million women and girls around the world in communities in which they work. An overwhelming 67% of the students in FIU’s Fostering Panther Pride scholarship program are female, which made this opportunity one PepsiCo was proud to support.