Coors Brewing Company Makes a Winning Play During This Year's Bayou Classic.Coors Donates $20,000 for Scholarships GOLDEN, Colo. -- Coors Brewing Company will provide a total of $20,000 in scholarships to Grambling State University Grambling State University, at Grambling, La.; coeducational; state supported; est. 1901, attained university status 1974; predominantly African American. It has colleges of liberal arts, science and technology, and education as well of schools of nursing and social and Southern University as part of its sponsorship of the State Farm Bayou Classic on Nov. 24 in New Orleans. The highly anticipated event is the largest and oldest of the historically Black colleges and universities Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before 1964 with the intention of serving the African American community. They are often liberal arts colleges or universities. (HBCUs) football classics and has been co-sponsored by Coors for most of its 34-year history. Each year, the gridiron match-up between the Grambling Tigers and Southern University Jaguars, two well-established Southwestern Athletic Conference
The (SWAC SWAC Solid Waste Advisory Committee (Oregon Department of Environmental Quality) SWAC Southwest Athletic Conference SWAc South West Academy of Fine and Applied Arts SWAC Sewage and Wastewater Advisory Committee ) rivals, attracts more than 70,000 fans from across the nation to the Louisiana Super Dome. Following the historic gridiron battle, Coors will present each school with a check for $10,000 to provide scholarships to deserving students. "The players on the field are not the only ones making a winning play," Moses Brewer, director of corporate relations for Coors Brewing Company, said. "We have had a long-standing commitment to the Bayou Classic and to the students at both Grambling and Southern University. We're proud to continue our tradition of providing scholarships to support continuing education at these schools," he added. Kickoff time for the Bayou Classic is 1:00 p.m. CST. This year the game will be televised live on NBC. About Coors Brewing Company Coors Brewing Company is a subsidiary of Molson Coors Brewing Company Molson Coors Brewing Company (TSX: TAP; NYSE: TAP) is a company that was created by the merger of two of North America's largest breweries: Molson of Canada, and Coors of the United States, on February 9, 2005. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :TAP)(TSX:TAP). It is the third largest brewer in the U.S. The Company's U.S. brands include Coors Light, Molson Canadian, Coors, Killian's Irish Red, Keystone, Blue Moon, Coors NA and Zima. For more information on Molson Coors, visit the company's Web site, molsoncoors.com. |
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