At DRG, our support for team members goes well beyond the restaurants. We don’t just invest in the business, we invest in our people. As part of that, we encourage all eligible team members to go after their dreams by applying for the Taco Bell Foundation’s generous Live Más Scholarships.
“Ever since I was young, I’ve had a passion for helping people feel cared for and understood … caring for others is one of the most powerful things a person can do. To me, “live más” means putting your whole heart into what you love and uplifting others along the way.”
– Joshelyne Atilano, Nursing Student
Last year was the program’s tenth anniversary and our pool of incredible student beneficiaries just keeps growing. We have 14 lucky and deserving recipients this year! First-time $10,000 recipient Noelia Flores’ story is a real attention getter – first in her family to pursue higher education, aiming to become an attorney who represents the Latino community, longtime doubter of her own potential – she’s set out to take charge of her own destiny.
“For a really long time, I believed that education was not my path,” Noeliaa says in her application video. “I received my associate’s degree in sociology and got accepted into multiple universities that I never dreamt of ever being accepted to.”
Noelia is just one of this year’s impressive representatives of our future generation. Congratulations to all!
$10,000
Gordon Tsai, Store #039832
Passion: Technology & Data
Joshelyne Atilano, Store #039852
Passion: Healthcare (Clinical & Allied Health)
Luke Tan*, Store #039826
Passion: Construction & Skilled Trades
Noelia Flores, Store #041594
Passion: Law, Government & Public Service
Susan Gonzalez, Store #039841
Passion: Education & Youth Development
$5,000
Abhishek Soni*, Store #041597
Passion: Agriculture & Food Systems
Dyan Lopez, Store #039855
Passion: Food, Hospitality & Tourism
Dylan Lindboe, Store #031888
Passion: Technology & Data
Martin Aloka, Store #041605
Passion: Technology & Data
Nicodemus Snyder, Store #038851
Passion: Law, Government & Public Service
Samuel Knox, Store #039841
Passion: Business, Finance & Entrepreneurship
Ximena Lazaro, Store #039792
Passion: Education & Youth Development
$25,000
Ernesto Gutierrez, Store #041594
Maritza Chaves, Store #039824
*Scholarship renewal
