9-18-2024 9:16pm

Game Changers scholarship program presented by The Kroger Foundation and Always® Brand awards 24 scholarships at LPGA tournament

Beth Callahan Editor

Contributed Photo: (left to right) Nidhi Patel, Game Changers Scholar, LPGA Player Amari Avery, and Sydney Breeze, Game Changers Scholar

Submitted by Game Day Communications

MAINEVILLE, OH -- The 2024 Game Changers scholarship program presented by The Kroger Foundation and Always® Brand honored 24 female students from each community that Kroger serves with a $2,000 scholarship at ceremonies held today during the Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G.

The Game Changers scholarship program supports underrepresented women seeking degrees in business and liberal arts and is in its third year.

Two of the scholarship recipients participated in a putting clinic today hosted by LPGA Player Amari Avery, and they are Nidhi Patel and Sydney Breeze. Patel from Batavia, Ohio is pursuing a finance degree at Xavier University, and Breeze, who is from Lexington, Kentucky, is studying exercise science at Asbury University where she also plays soccer.

"Through the Game Changers program, we are honored to have supported more than 400 women in pursuit of their academic and professional aspirations, including awarding nearly $100,000 to students since the scholarship program began," said Kate Meyer, Kroger Health & Beauty Care Vice President. "Together with P&G, we are so proud to empower these female scholars to pursue their dreams."

The LPGA's Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G is held from Sept. 19-22 at TPC River’s Bend and hosts many of the world's top golfers with live daily coverage on Golf Channel.

"We are so proud to showcase how Cincinnati is a great place to work, live, raise a family, and enjoy world-class events like the Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G," said Pat Cady, P&G Sales Senior Vice President. "In our first three years, it's incredible to see how the impact of the Game Changers program has grown to empower women not only here in Cincinnati, but also across the country.”