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Taco Bell Foundation kicks off internship program

July 19, 2011

The Taco Bell Foundation for Teens has hired six Boys & Girls Club teens to participate in the Graduate to Go internship program through October.

The three-month position will expose teens to potential careers as they shadow professionals and participate in company and community events. Participants also will serve as "social media reporters," sharing their career experiences through digital media.

Interns will all be awarded a $10,000 educational scholarship, all-expense-paid travel during the program, a digital camera and an iPad.

In addition, interns will receive franchisee training at the Taco Bell Franchise Convention in Las Vegas and will have the opportunity to speak with some of the company's operators.

The 2011 Graduate to Go Interns were nominated by their clubs and have overcome personal obstacles while remaining motivated to graduate from high school. The winning teens are:

• Pearl Seymour, 16, from the Pieper Hillside Boys & Girls Club in Milwaukee, Wisc.;
• Marco Velazquez, 16, Shopneck Club, Brighton, Colo.;
• Tabitha Sanchez, 17, Los Angeles Harbor Club, San Pedro, Calif.;
• Yaritza Rivera, 17, Central Florida Club, Kissimmee, Fla.;
• Tanicqua Harris, 17, Greater Houston Club, Houston; and
• William Webb, 17, Mount Pleasant Club, Cleveland.

Interns will chronicle their experiences online.