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Steve & Marjorie Harvey Foundation in partnership with Coca-Cola to PAY IT FORWARD to the next generation of leaders
Ways to Pay It Forward:Coca-Cola invites African Americans nationwide to join the Company and Harvey in its movement to pay it forward. The Company suggests the following ways to help the next generation achieve their education and career aspirations: nominating an eligible young person for the Pay It Forward apprenticeship experience; becoming a mentor; taking a teen to work; or donating to support an academic scholarship. Share ways you are paying it forward and join the conversation on Twitter, using the hashtag #CokePayItForward.
About The Coca-Cola Company:The Coca-Cola Company is the world’s largest beverage company, refreshing consumers with more than 500 sparkling and still brands.
Led by Coca-Cola, one of the world’s most valuable and recognizable brands, our Company’s portfolio features 16 billion-dollar brands including Diet Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Coca-Cola Zero, vitaminwater, Powerade, Minute Maid, Simply, Georgia and Del Valle. Globally, we are the No. 1 provider of sparkling beverages, ready-to-drink coffees, and juices and juice drinks. Through the world’s largest beverage distribution system, consumers in more than 200 countries enjoy our beverages at a rate of more than 1.8 billion servings a day. With an enduring commitment to building sustainable communities, our Company is focused on initiatives that reduce our environmental footprint, support active, healthy living, create a safe, inclusive work environment for our associates, and enhance the economic development of the communities where we operate. Together with our bottling partners, we rank among the world’s top 10 private employers with more than 700,000 system associates. For more information, visit Coca-Cola Journey at www.coca-colacompany.com.
About the Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation: The Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation is a community based not-for-profit organization whose mission is to provide outreach to fatherless children and young adults, by promoting educational enrichment, one-on-one mentoring and global service initiatives that will cultivate the next generation of responsible leaders.
According to the foundation’s website, the goals of the organization include: the delivery of relevant programs for children that will aid in their successful development; the provision of educational scholarships for children with defined criteria; to introduce & pair children to community leaders as mentors; to partner and build alliances with public and private organizations to provide opportunities and resources that will broaden the community’s children’s experiences via internships, employment and community programs that strengthen their intellectual, health and social well being and to expand the Girls Who Rule the World™ program to multiple markets.
