LPGA tournament to tee off Thursday
CINCINNATI, Sept. 7,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) and
The Procter and Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) announced today the
inaugural class for their women's leadership program, the Queen
City Game Changers, and named five female scholars to receive
the first ever Game Changers Scholarship presented by The
Kroger Co. Foundation and Always Brand.
"The Game Changers initiative is our commitment to
accelerate the advancement of women in sports, business and
education," said Kate Meyer, Kroger
Health & Beauty Care Vice President. "From the golf course to
boardrooms and classrooms, we are championing the accomplishments
of women and coming together to cultivate their talent and ambition
to uplift the next generation of female leaders. We are so proud to
collaborate with P&G and the LPGA on this shared mission."
The Game Changers platform was developed by Kroger and
P&G to champion women in sports, business, and education. This
commitment includes developing a world-class women's leadership
program, the Queen City Game Changers, to accelerate female
advancement into executive leadership roles and creating a Game
Changers Scholarship program to support multicultural
women seeking advanced degrees in business and liberal arts.
"We are thrilled to welcome the world-class athletes of the LPGA
back to Cincinnati, and to inspire
hundreds of local women to enjoy golf and advance their careers
through the Game Changers platform," said Pat Cady, P&G Sales Senior Vice President.
"We are excited to partner with Kroger and the LPGA to engage and
empower more than 130 women leaders from across our Queen City
community."
The inaugural class of Queen City Game Changers consists of 130
women, with representation from top local companies,
entrepreneurial organizations, and chambers of commerce in
Greater Cincinnati. The program
kicked off with a one-day event featuring Jon Moeller, P&G Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer; Mary
Ellen Adcock, Kroger Senior
Vice President of Operations; Stuart
Aitken, Kroger Senior Vice
President, Chief Merchant and Marketing Officer; Annika Sorenstam, LPGA Hall of Famer and
entrepreneur; Monica Turner, P&G
President of North America; and
Debbie Majoras, P&G President
and Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer. Participants will
engage in an eight-month, world-class curriculum developed by
subject matter experts that includes hands-on learning and
mentorship provided by assigned executive coaches from Patina, as
well as one-to-one connections with Cincinnati-based senior executives and
entrepreneurial leaders.
The Game Changers program is part of a movement of
Cincinnati-based companies and
organizations including not only Kroger and P&G, but
also Cintas, Great American, St.
Elizabeth, TriHealth, GE Aviation, Mortar, The Gratitude
Collection, Power to Pursue, Cloverleaf, Altafiber, Chosen Foods,
the Cincinnati Chapter of Next Up, and many others.
In collaboration with Greater
Cincinnati colleges and universities, five young women have
been selected to receive the Game Changers Scholarship, a
one-year $5,000 scholarship presented
by The Kroger Co. Foundation and Always Brand. The scholars were
honored at a ceremony with elite golfer, Annika Sorenstam, who held a putting clinic for
the scholarship recipients at the Kenwood Country Club. The
scholars include:
- Bryanna Hall, Northern Kentucky University.
- Honesty Lyon, Wilberforce University, majoring in Mass
Communications.
- Caitlyn Morrow, University of Cincinnati, majoring in
Psychology.
- Yugandhara Nalawade, Miami
University, majoring in Econometrics.
- Jessica Williams, University of Dayton, majoring in Fine Arts.
The LPGA's Kroger Queen City Championship Presented by P&G
will tee off on Thursday, September
8, and host many of the world's top golfers. The
Championship will conclude on Sunday with an award ceremony
honoring the tournament winner.
About Kroger
At The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), we are dedicated to our
Purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit™. We are, across our family of
companies nearly half a million associates who serve over 11
million customers daily through a seamless digital shopping
experience and retail food stores under a variety of banner
names, serving America through food inspiration and uplift, and
creating #ZeroHungerZeroWaste communities by 2025. To learn more
about us, visit our newsroom and investor
relations site.
About Procter &
Gamble
P&G serves consumers around the world with one of the
strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands,
including Always®, Ambi Pur®, Ariel®, Bounty®, Cascade®, Charmin®,
Crest®, Dawn®, Downy®, Fairy®, Febreze®, Gain®, Gillette®, Head
& Shoulders®, Lenor®, Mr. Clean®, Olay®, Oral-B®, Pampers®,
Pantene®, Secret®, SK-II®, Swiffer®, Tampax®, Tide®, Vicks®, and
Whisper®. The P&G community includes operations in
approximately 70 countries worldwide. Please
visit http://www.pg.com for the latest news and
information about P&G and its brands.
About The Kroger Co.
Foundation
Established in 1987, The Kroger Co. Foundation, Kroger's private
foundation, aligns community investments and grants with Kroger's
Purpose: to Feed the Human Spirit™. Last year, the Foundation
directed $12.7 million in grants to
322 non-profit organizations across the country.
About Always
Always®, the world's leader in feminine protection, offers a
wide range of feminine pads, wipes and liners designed to fit
different body types, period flows and preferences. The Always line
of feminine products includes Always Infinity™, Always Ultra Thins,
Always Maxis, Always Radiant Pads, Always Liners and Always
Feminine Wipes. Please visit www.always.com for more
information.
For over 30 years, Always has been empowering girls globally,
bringing puberty education to millions of adolescent girls. Through
the #LikeAGirl campaign, Always is on a mission to help stop the
drop in confidence girls experience at puberty.
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