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Frigo Grants
Thirty-five winners ages 8-15 to receive grant money, mentorship and educational programming through
company’s “Build a Bright Future” vision grant program
MILWAUKEE (Feb. 28, 2024) – Today, Frigo Cheese Heads proudly announces the 35 winners of its "Build
a Bright Future" vision grants. These vision grants support inspiring youth working to achieve their dreams of
building a brighter future for themselves and their communities through business or community-building ideas.
Now in its 10th year, the “Build a Bright Future” program is aligned with the brand’s mission to encourage
tweens and teens to embrace individuality and creativity. Each of the 2024 winners will receive grant money,
along with online leadership courses and mentorship from partner organization Whatever It Takes (WIT).
“Frigo Cheese Heads is proud to empower tweens and teens doing good in their communities by helping bring
their bright ideas to life through our vision grants,” said Nicole Austin, Saputo USA marketing
manager. “We’re honored to support these incredible young people and hope these grants can fuel their dreams
and help them continue to build a brighter future.”
The five grand prizewinners will each receive a $5,000 grant and a custom virtual mentorship program in
which they will learn directly from participating CEOs, entrepreneurs and influencers. All 35 winners are
invited to attend a four-week entrepreneurial/leadership course to enhance their skills and knowledge to
advance their big dreams and ambitions, along with a year of access to the WIT (Whatever It Takes)
Community, a virtual membership-based entrepreneurial community with tweens and teens from around the
world.
Ten first-prizewinners will receive $3,000 grants and 20 honorable mention winners will receive $1,000 grants
– these first-prize and honorable mention winners created projects such as an engineering program for girls,
environmentally friendly pet toys and a service that repairs and upcycles used appliances.
The application period, which ran from Oct. 11 through Dec. 2, 2023, invited tweens and teens ages 8-15 to
share creative ideas and short video pitches for their businesses, nonprofits or side hustles, with the help of
their parent or guardian. Applications were judged based on creativity, merit and purpose.
A comprehensive list of the 35 winners and their projects can be viewed at BuildABrightFuture.com. For more
information from Frigo Cheese Heads, visit FrigoCheeseHeads.com or follow
along Facebook, Instagram or TikTok @FrigoCheeseHeads and #BuildaBrightFuture.