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SPRINGFIELD — Balloons, cakes, gifts and smiles filled the dining room Monday at Chick-fil-A restaurant in Springfield, as 10 young Chick-fil-A team members from the Springfield and Ridley restaurants were awarded Remarkable Futures Scholarships by owner Gene Ontjes.
Scholarship recipients included Jordy Cherry of Lansdowne, Katherine Castillo of Lansdowne, Vala Keck of Upper Darby, Jaida Smith of Sharon Hill, Jacob Dilliplane of Secane, and Joshua Kunanathan of Upper Darby.
Team members who received scholarships for the second year in a row included Elizabeth Si of Morton, MonaElise Leahan of Glenolden, Zoe Batzel of Lansdowne and Marlijah Doyle of Lansdowne.
“I’m more than excited to get this scholarship,” gushed Smith, a senior at Monsignor Bonner & Archbishop Prendergast High School. “My parents are believers in Catholic education and right now they are on a very tight budget paying tuition for four girls in Catholic schools. This will help!”
Smith hopes to attend Penn State University Park next year to begin her studies to become a pediatric nurse.
Scholarship recipient Batzel, a Chick-fil-A team member who is a second-year student studying philosophy at Eastern University, also expressed her gratitude.
“This takes some of the worries off my back about paying for my books,” she said.
Chick-fil-A Inc. awarded more than $26 million in scholarships for Chick-fil-A restaurant team members in 2024, the highest annual investment the company has made in the education of workers in more than 50 years of scholarship giving.
Thousands applied — and were recommended by local owners-operators of Chick-fil-A restaurants across the U.S., including Puerto Rico, and Canada — for scholarships to help them pursue their academic goals and career advancement. The team members at the Delaware County restaurants were among the more than 14,000 team members who were selected to receive scholarships of $1,000 or $2,500
“Creating greater access to education is one of the best ways Chick-fil-A serves communities,” said Andrew Cathy, CEO of Chick-fil-A Inc., who personally surprised 14 team members with their scholarship awards at Chick-fil-A restaurants across North America. “Our long-standing commitment to investing in the future dreams and aspirations of restaurant team members remains at the forefront of Chick-fil-A’s efforts to have a positive impact on the lives of others.”
All Chick-fil-A scholarships are awarded to recipients up front and can be directly applied to qualified tuition and related expenses, including fees, books and supplies. Scholarships can be applied in any area of study at any accredited institution of the recipient’s choice, including two- or four-year colleges and universities, online programs or vocational-technical schools.
“My mom is a single mom and I try to help in any way I can,” shared Keck, a senior at Upper Darby High School, who plans to attend Morgan State University in the fall to study interior design. “Working at Chick-fil-A has not only helped me pay toward school, but I have met some of my closest friends here. We are a community here, and we all look out for one another.”
In addition to their monetary scholarships, Otjes and team awarded the scholarship recipients custom cakes, made by team member Amanda Cain, and surprise goodie bags.
Scholarships at Chick-fil-A began over 50 years ago when founder Truett Cathy set a mayonnaise jar on his first restaurant counter to help team member Eddie White pursue his dream of a college education.
Through contributions from customers and Truett himself, Eddie’s dream came true.
Since 1973, more than 105,000 workers have received more than $191 million in scholarships.
In addition to the $1,000 or $2,500 received by more than 14,000 team members, there were 14 team members from throughout North America chosen to receive a $25,000 scholarship.
According to a 2023 survey of Chick-fil-A restaurant scholarship recipients, 16% said they were first-generation college students.
Castillo, a senior at West Catholic Preparatory High School in Philadelphia, said she will be a first-generation college student in her family when she attends Drexel University to study nursing after high school graduation. Her career goal is to become a nurse anesthetist
“My mom is a single mom, so I have to do a lot of this myself,” Castillo shared. “My grades got me a full ride to Drexel so I will use my scholarship to buy the books I will need.”
The local students said they applied for the Remarkable Futures Scholarships online in October.
There is no requirement of hours worked or length of service to qualify for the scholarships.
Team Members just have to be a full- or part-time restaurant employee at a franchised, company-owned or affiliated Chick-fil-A restaurant in U.S. or Canada to apply and have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.
They also must document how they demonstrated care and service to others and list ways that they were able to voluntarily make an impact on their community, friends and family over the last 12 months, aligning with Chick-fil-A’s shared vision to be the World’s most caring company.
Through Chick-fil-A’s corporate social responsibility commitment to care for people, the company aspires to impact more than 50,000 team member lives through education opportunities from 2020 to 2025.
Kunanathan, a senior at Upper Darby High School, said his life was definitely impacted from the time he spent working at the Chick-fil-A restaurant in Ridley Township. He plans to attend University of Houston next year to earn a degree in business and finance.
“My intention is to spend my scholarship money on my college books and tuition,” he said, gratefully.
Joshua also hopes to keep his job at Chick-fil-A so he can work during college breaks and summers.
“I really like the staff where I work,” he stated. “We all help each other out. There’s a lot of team work and none of us ever feels left out. It’s a great place to work.”
Chick-fil-A, Inc. is the third largest quick-service restaurant company in the United States, known for its freshly-prepared food, signature hospitality and unique franchise model.
More than 200,000 team members are employed by independent owner-operators in more than 3,000 restaurants across the United States, including Puerto Rico, and Canada.
Gene Ontjes opened Delaware County’s first Chick-fil-A restaurant in 1974 inside the Granite Run Mall.
Now 50 years later he is owner/operator at Chick-fil-A Springfield Park and Chick-fil-A Ridley, and says he is grateful for the decades-long, multi-generational employee and customer relationships and friendships that he has formed at his restaurants.
• For more information on Chick-fil-A, visit http://www.chick-fil-a.com.
• The Ridley Chick-fil-A is at 405 MacDade Blvd., Folsom. For information, call 610-586-1607.
• The Springfield Chick-fil-A is at 805 Baltimore Pike. For more information, call 610-544-6050.
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