PRESS RELEASE
La Princesita and La Blanquita Award Scholarships to Employees and their Children
Los Angeles, August 24, 2021.
La Princesita and La Blanquita established a scholarship program to award
academic scholarships to employees and their children currently attending high school or
college. Applicants were required to submit an application form and a personal
statement. The scholarship committee – comprised of the company’s board of directors –
received numerous applications and ranked the applicants based on hardships
overcome, career goals and academic performance. The companies also established the
Pancho Scholarship in honor of their late founder, Francisco “Pancho” Ramirez. The
Pancho Scholarship is reserved for a current La Princesita or La Blanquita employee
pursuing a higher education.
La Princesita awarded four scholarships – one college scholar and three high
school scholars. La Blanquita also awarded four scholarships – two high school scholars
and two college scholars. This year’s Pancho Scholarship was awarded to Anthony
Rivera, a butcher at the El Monte La Blanquita who is currently pursing a degree at Citrus
College. Each high school scholar received $500, and each college scholar and the
Pancho Scholar received $1,000 to put toward their education.
Please join us in congratulating this year’s scholarship recipients. Student profiles
are included in the following pages.
ABOUT US: La Princesita and La Blanquita are family owned and operated small businesses
serving Los Angles County. La Princesita specializes in corn and flour tortilla products made fresh
daily in East Los Angles and Boyle Heights. La Princesita has retail locations at 3432 E. Cesar E
Chavez Avenue and 2514 E Cesar E Chavez Avenue. La Blanquita operates two small markets
and a restaurant/bakery in East Los Angeles and El Monte. La Blanquita specializes in Hispanic
products, including a variety of specialty cut meats. For more information about the companies,
visit their Instagram pages - @laprincesitatortilleria and @lablanquitacarniceria
Questions or comments, please contact Enrique Rodriguez at
[email protected] or by
phone at 213-840-4758.
2021 Pancho Scholar
La Blanquita 2021 Scholarship Recipients
La Princesita 2021 Scholarship Recipients
