LISLE, Ill. -- Royal Buying Group Inc. (RBG) has announced that its 10th annual scholarship program is now open for applications. The Royal Buying Group Scholarship Program is available to eligible candidates that are high school seniors or graduates who are planning to or are enrolled at an accredited two or four-year college or university in the United States that will lead to an academic degree.
Eligible candidates include RBG members and their children. All RBG affiliations are eligible, including Shell Buying Club, Sinclair Rebate Program, Tesoro VIP Club, TETCO Advantage, Irving Oil Buying Club, Lavigne Baker VIP Club, Connect-2-One, Club, Smoker Friendly, Pace Alliance and NATSO participating locations.
To date, RBG has given out 18 scholarships to students that are part of its membership.
This year's winners included Chelsea Fletcher, who is currently attending Florida Gateway College and majoring in veterinarian medicine and minoring in marine biology. Chelsea's mother, Tammy Fletcher works for Scaffs Inc. dba S & S Food Stores in Lake City, Fla. S & S Food Stores has been part of RBG since 2010.
The second recipient, Stevie Durocher, is currently enrolled at Lyndon Institute and will be attending Middlebury College this winter, where she will be studying biology and dance. Stevie's mother, Rosemary Durocher, works for Fordham's Mobil Mart Inc., located in Lyndonville, Vt. Fordham's Mobil Mart has been a part of RBG since 2010.
Applications for the 2012 scholarships are available at www.royalbuying.com. All applicants must fax or mail their completed applications in by December 31, 2011, in order to be considered for the program.
Lisle, Ill.-based RBG is a national organization dedicated to maximizing sales and profitability of convenience stores, petroleum locations, college book stores, truckstops/travel plaza centers, auto repair facilities, drug stores, tobacco outlets, and liquor stores. It now represents more than 6,500 locations nationwide. Core service capabilities include negotiating with regional and national suppliers for impactful and competitive sales and marketing programs and providing category management, marketing support and customer service support.
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