1. Feature
Chick-­fil-­A
Helps
Employees
Attend
College
“I
feel
so
very
thankful
that
I
work
in
a
place
that
would
help
me
go
to
college
and
give
me
a
chance
at
a
bright
future,”
says
Alex
Gillie,
a
current
Chick-­‐fil-­‐A
employee.
Gillie,
who
works
at
a
Chick-­‐fil-­‐A
location
in
Eastchase,
Ala.,
is
a
recipient
of
the
S.
Truett
Cathy
Scholar
Award.
The
award,
which
is
given
to
25
employees
per
year,
is
$1,000
that
goes
toward
the
tuition
at
the
college
or
university
of
the
recipients
choosing.
In
this
case,
Gillie’s
scholarship
went
towards
his
tuition
at
Brigham
Young
University
in
Utah,
where
he
is
studying
engineering.
Gillie
is
the
fourth
recipient
of
the
scholarship
at
the
Eastchase,
Ala.
location,
which
is
right
outside
of
Montgomery,
Ala.
All
four
recipients
worked
under
the
same
manager,
Gary
Soriono.
Soriono
has
been
with
Chick-­‐fil-­‐A
for
over
30
years,
and
was
even
there
the
first
year
the
award
was
given.
“One
of
the
first
25
awards
of
the
S.
Truett
Cathy
Scholar
Award
went
to
one
of
my
employees.
I
am
very
proud
of
all
of
them,
including
Alex,
who
personifies
the
qualities
the
S.
Truett
Cathy
Scholar
Award
was
created
to
recognize,”
says
Soriono.
Two
other
Alabama
Chick-­‐fil-­‐A
student
employees
received
the
award,
bringing
the
total
Alabama
recipients
of
the
award
over
the
years
to
30.

2. Another
scholarship
recipient
this
year
is
Keesa
Williams,
an
employee
at
a
location
in
Millington,
Tenn.
She
is
now
studying
history
at
the
University
of
Memphis.
“I
think
it
is
great
that
Chick-­‐fil-­‐A
provides
scholarships
to
employees
like
me
to
help
them
reach
their
dreams,”
says
Williams.
Chick-­‐fil-­‐A
always
gives
back
to
its
employees
and
the
community.
This
can
be
traced
back
to
1982
when
Chick-­‐fil-­‐A
founder,
S.
Truett
Cathy,
and
his
wife,
Jeannette
set
up
the
WinShape
Foundation.
The
WinShape
Foundation’s
purpose
is
to
strengthen
families
and
bring
people
closer
to
each
other.
But
it
does
so
much
more
than
that.
Part
of
the
WinShape
foundation
is
the
WinShape
College
program.
Since
it
began,
more
than
1,018
students
have
participated
in
it,
providing
each
of
them
up
to
$4,000
annually
in
scholarship
money.
The
WinShape
College
program
sparked
Chick-­‐fil-­‐A
to
do
even
more,
which
is
when
it
created
the
S.
Cathy
Truett
Scholar
Award.
The
owners
of
Chick-­‐fil-­‐A,
including
Truett,
feel
very
strongly
about
education
and
giving
back,
which
is
why
these
programs
are
a
perfect
thing
for
the
company
to
take
part
in.
“For
several
generations
now
it
has
been
a
priority
for
me
to
encourage
and
support
our
team
members
as
they
seek
to
further
their
education,”
says
Truett.
Soriano
credits
the
success
of
the
scholarship
recipients
that
have
worked
under
him
to
hard
work
and
the
ability
to
lead
while
working
in
a
team
setting.
The

3. S.
Truett
Cathy
award
will
bring
all
the
recipients,
including
Gillie
and
Williams,
closer
to
their
dreams.
Sidebar:
Only
66.2
percent
of
high
school
graduates
go
on
to
enroll
in
college.
Each
year,
the
S.
Truett
Cathy
Scholar
award
provides
$1.2
million
to
employees
so
they
can
continue
their
education.
So
far,
Chick-­‐fil-­‐A
has
donated
more
than
$30
million
to
help
more
than
30,000
employees
attend
more
than
500
different
universities.