San Dieggan Earns KFC Colonel’s Scholars Scholarship
Today, a photo is worth more than a thousand words – it’s worth a college education. Kentucky Fried Chicken has announced that Daniel Galuppo from Torrey Pines High School in San Diego, California won a $20,000 KFC Colonel’s Scholars® scholarship based on a single photo shared on Twitter.
KFC selected Daniel Galuppo from high school seniors across the country who applied by tweeting a single image and including the hashtag #KFCScholar. He schooled the Twitterverse with an image from a recent volunteer trip to Vietnam, where he photographed orphans. Galuppo, originally from Lithuania, has no photos of himself before his adoption and move to the United States. He has made it his mission to visit orphanages so he can give the children pictures of themselves as keepsakes.
Daniel Galuppo is shown photographing Vietnamese orphans.
Photo entries were judged on quality, creativity, compelling nature and consistency with Colonel Harland Sanders’ commitment to service.
“We were impressed by the creativity and passion for higher education that came across in these images. It was tough to pick a winner,” said John Cywinski, President of KFC. “Daniel’s photo highlighting why he embodies the qualities of a Colonel’s Scholar put him at the head of the class. We’re proud to help further his college education.”
KFC Colonel’s Scholars, now in its sixth year, is an annual program of the Kentucky Fried Chicken Foundation, an independent charity supported by KFC, its employees and franchisees, and KFC patrons.
The program has awarded more than $5 million in scholarships since its inception.
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