Pepsi showed up in Phoenix this Sunday, with a free concert from DannyLux and a donation of $500,000 to the Maricopa County Community College District to fund local educational opportunities alongside the Cathedral of St. celebrate the
Pepsi will revitalize the Pepsi Stage as part of its sponsorship of the Basilica’s 9th annual Dia de los Muertos Festival on November 6, 11am-7pm, featuring free music performances, free Pepsi products , host local food trucks on site.
At the Pepsi Stage, the PepsiCo Foundation will present a check for $500,000 to the Maricopa County Community College District as part of the Uplift Scholarship Program to provide financial assistance to 200 students as they complete their engineering and management degrees. Along with providing access to success coaching and emergencies. Grants and Financial Literacy Resources.
Scholarships are available to students enrolled at the Chandler Gilbert, Estrella Mountain, Gateway, Glendale, Mesa, Paradise Valley, Phoenix, Rio Salado, Scottsdale and South Mountain campuses.
The PepsiCo Foundation’s Uplift Scholarship program will offer 4,000 scholarships nationwide by 2025. This is to address historical barriers that have made it difficult for minority students to enter, survive and graduate from college – barriers that have been exacerbated during the pandemic. The initiative is the cornerstone of PepsiCo’s $570+ million racial equality effort to help marginalized and historically underserved communities, people and businesses. initiative to help.
“Pepsi appears in Phoenix at this Dia de los Muertos to amplify and celebrate the Hispanic community through the power of connection with music and the long-term impact of the PepsiCo Foundation Uplift Scholarship,” a press release. “We are excited to celebrate this important cultural moment with our community while also driving enduring support for our local students.”
Pepsi will enhance the event’s musical performances on the Pepsi Stage, which will host a free all-day concert by award-winning Latin jazz group Carmela Y Más. The grand finale at 6pm is Billboard’s “Latin Artist to Watch” DannyLux.
“Thank you Pepsi for inviting me to perform in Arizona for the first time,” Danny Lux said in the release. “It’s great that they can support their community and help make Phoenix’s Día De Los Muertos bigger and better than ever. I am very excited to be able to do it.”
Event attendees will also have the chance to own the brand’s recently launched limited edition Día De Los Muertos cans. Designed by Mexican artist Totoi Semerena, the package includes his three new designs for Pepsi Real Sugar, Manzanita Sol, and Crush products, along with his Xoloitzcuintli, an icon of Díade Los Muertos, To the Kingdom of the Dead. of the spirit guides, most famously his La Catrina. Calavera, a symbol of the afterlife, a symbol of our relationship with death.
These limited edition cans and many more free Pepsi products are available in the brand’s sampling activation area.
For more information on the event, visit saintmarysbasilica.org.
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