(Above photo from onePULSEFoundation.org)
ORLANDO | Cosmetic company L’Oréal announced that it will donate $400,000 from its Inclusive Beauty Fund to sponsor four annual beauty scholarships as part of the onePULSE Foundation’s 49 Legacy Scholarship Program.
The 49 Legacy Scholarship Program was established by onePULSE in 2019 to honor the memory of the 49 victims of the Pulse tragedy by awarding 49 individual scholarships annually — each up to $10,000 — for use at an accredited institution of higher learning, including career and technical schools. onePULSE worked with the families of each of those who were killed in the Pulse tragedy to establish the scholarships based on the respective victims’ interests, careers or aspirations.
L’Oréal’s contribution will honor four of the victims who pursued careers in the beauty industry by providing four annual scholarships in perpetuity.
“We are proud to be a Founding Legacy Donor of the onePULSE Foundation and support their life-affirming mission. We hope our contribution can help to bring more beauty into the world despite this unfathomable tragedy,” said Stephane Rinderknech, president and CEO of L’Oréal USA, in a press release. “It is our mission to build the standard in making beauty inclusive, and our endowment to the onePULSE Foundation will open doors for young people from all backgrounds to pursue their professional beauty dreams and bring out the unique beauty in everyone.”
onePULSE established the 49 Legacy scholarship program as a part of its four pillars mission to “create and support a memorial that opens hearts, a museum that opens minds, education programs that open eyes and legacy scholarships that open doors.”
“We are extremely grateful for this generous gift from L’Oréal USA, and we are thrilled to join forces with the world’s leading beauty company to advance our mission,” said Earl Crittenden, onePULSE Board Chairman, in the release. “The scholarships inspire and empower students who share simi-lar dreams, ambitions and goals as the 49 Angels, and partnerships like these ensure that we can offer these scholarships for years to come.”
Recipients of the 2021 49 Legacy Scholarships will be announced during a virtual luncheon April 24 hosted by onePULSE Foundation.
For more information on onePULSE Foundation’s 49 Legacy Scholarship Program, visit onePULSEFoundation.org/Scholarships.
