Bumpers Drive In

Bumpers to award more scholarships

January 05, 2009

CANTON - On Jan. 16, Bumpers Drive-
In locations across Mississippi will kick off the seventh-annual Bumpers Discover Mississippi Scholarship Contest, awarding college scholarships to students across the state.

"In the past six years, Bumpers has awarded more than $285,000 in college scholarships to Mississippi high school students," said Monica Hargill, vice president of Bumpers. And then, of course, there's also the food. In the past six years, Bumpers has awarded more than 76,000free meals to students who have participated in the program."

On April 18, Bumpers will select through random drawing and then awards$33,000 in college scholarships to Mississippi students, including one$10,000, one $5,000, one $2,500 and one $1,000 scholarship, as well as six additional $2,000 regional scholarships to students who live in the north, Delta, east, central, southwest and southeast areas of the state.

As a bonus, every student who completes the contest requirements will receive free meals for a year, 52 Bumpers Drive-In meals, one per week,for a year.

Students need to pick up a contest passport on or after Jan. 16 at any of the 32 Bumpers locations in Mississippi. Participating students will then travel across the state "discovering Mississippi" and learning facts about the communities Bumpers serve.

For more information, visit any Bumpers location in Mississippi, orwww.bumpersdrivein.com.