KFC donates $250,000 to tertiary level education

As part of its 50th-anniversary celebrations in Trinidad and Tobago, KFC has donated $250,000 towards 50 tertiary-level bursaries for deserving students.

In a release, the company said the bursary is aptly named the KFC Bucket Bursary, as a symbol of the brand’s values of togetherness, caring, and helping.

The company said KFC wanted to thank Trinbagonians for allowing the brand to be part of their lives for the past 50 years. Mr Roger Rambharose, Vice President of KFC and Pizza Hut said:

“When we first sat down as a team to discuss how we would celebrate such a milestone, we all agreed that thanking our customers for their support was what it was all about. And the first initiative on the table was support for education as this has far-reaching implications for the development of our people.”

The bursaries were awarded to 25 students enrolled at the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) and 25 students attending the University of the West Indies (UWI).

The cheque presentations were held on July 19-20 at the respective campuses.

The President of UTT, Mr Prakash Persad and the Vice President of UWI, Professor Indar Ramnarine both expressed their gratitude and appreciation to KFC for their generous contribution and highlighted the impact it would have on the students’ academic success. 

Mr Rambharose noted that events had come full circle as he himself was a bursary awardee during his UWI life and that he was now honoured to be part of an organization that supports diligent students, as he had been in the past.

He added that KFC was committed to growing great people not only within its organization but also in the wider society and thus it would remain committed to doing its part in this area. 

Present at the UTT presentation from Prestige Holdings Limited,  were Mr Roger Rambharose – VP KFC & Pizza Hut, Ms Cassian Gyan – Head of Marketing KFC & Pizza Hut and Ms Trisha Baksh – Brand Lead – KFC. Representing UTT were, Professor Prakash Persad President of UTT and Mr. Jesse Moss, Alumni Officer, Undergraduate Studies, UTT.

At the UWI cheque handover, the University was represented by Professor Indar Ramnarine, Deputy Principal of UWI, St Augustine Campus and Ms Kristy Mannette-Smith, Manager, Financial Advisory Services Department, Division of Student Services & Development. Present from Prestige Holdings Limited,  were Mr Roger Rambharose – VP KFC & Pizza Hut and Ms Cassian Gyan – Head of Marketing KFC & Pizza Hut.

The KFC Bucket Bursary is one of the many initiatives that KFC has planned for its 50th-anniversary celebrations.

The brand has also launched its back-to-school promotion in honour of its anniversary, with $150,000 in book vouchers and back-to-school prizes for customers as well as $270,000 of book vouchers in support of the children of staff members in need.

KFC said it invites all Trinbagonians to join them in celebrating this golden jubilee and to look forward to more exciting surprises in the future.