It’s time to relax, refresh and renew. Come join us on the beach and enjoy the sand and surf as part of our special MEDITERRANEAN CLUB promotion.
Highlighting this beach-filled promotion will be a feast of incredibly delicious and authentic Mediterranean selections, with something sure to please every taste. In addition, we’ll be featuring a number of engaging activities for you to enjoy including a “Build The Best Sand Castle Competition,” a “Rock The Riviera Beach Party” and our online “Mediterranean Getaway” National Prize Contest.
Black History Month - The Origins Of Black History Month
In 1915, Dr. Carter G. Woodson and Rev. Jesse E. Moorland co-founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH). Their goal was to research and bring awareness to the largely ignored, yet crucial role black people played in American and world history. Woodson hoped to educate black people about their cultural background and instill them with a sense of pride in their race. He created Negro History Week held in the month of February for the celebration as a way to honor the birth dates of two men whose actions drastically altered the future of black Americans; Abraham Lincoln, the U.S. President who issued the Emancipation Proclamation (February 12th) and Frederick Douglass, one of the nation's leading abolitionists (February 14th).
Woodson and the ANSLH provided learning materials to teachers, black history clubs and the community at large. They also published photographs that depicted important figures in black culture, plays that dramatized black history, and reading materials. The Black Power Movement of the 1970s emphasized racial pride and the significance of collective cultural values. This prompted the ASNLH, now called the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, to change Negro History Week to Black History Week. In 1976, they extended the week to a month-long observance.
Black History Month is now recognized and widely celebrated by the entire nation on both a scholarly and commercial level. The Association for the Study of African American Life and History continues to promote, preserve and research black history and culture year-round.
Valentine's Day - VALENTINE’S DAY provides the ideal opportunity for you to celebrate “LOVE”. Visit your Dining Center for a special event full of great food we are sure you will enjoy.
Sodexo Launches Scholarship Fund through Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation
Sodexo honors Marines by offering new program awarding five scholarships a year to Marine dependants
GAITHERSBURG, MD—February 1, 2012— Sodexo, Inc., leading Quality of Daily Life Solutions company, announced a $100,000 gift today to the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation to establish a new scholarship fund for children of U.S. Marines looking to attend college and embark on a career path in the hospitality or business sectors.
The Sodexo, Inc. Scholarship Fund will give five, $5,000 scholarships to dependants of Marines each year, totalling $100,000 in scholarships over the next four years. In awarding the scholarships, preference will be given to students studying hospitality services and business administration, though the program is open to anyone whose parents served, or are serving in the U.S. Marine Corps.
“Our company is deeply committed to supporting military families and we are committed to hiring those who have served,” said David Scanlan, president, Sodexo Government. “This scholarship program is a natural progression in Sodexo’s commitment to improve the Quality of Daily life for our military and their families.“
Applications for the Sodexo, Inc. Scholarship Fund are available now at www.mcsf.org. The deadline to apply is March 1, 2012.
"We are extremely honored to partner with the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation to support the dependant’s of our veterans through scholarship and internship opportunities," added Scanlan. "Along with supporting and hiring our veterans, It’s just another way we can make a difference in the lives of those who have served our country.”