Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) announces the 2025 Coke Florida Refreshing Minds Scholarship℠ recipients. The scholarships cover full tuition and most fees for students to attend a public Florida university, college, or vocational/technical school of their choice.
“Coke Florida’s Refreshing Minds Scholarship provides prepaid scholarships to students who are often overlooked academically and may not have adequate financial resources to pay for higher education,” said Percy L. Wells, II, Group Vice President, Government Relations, Public Affairs, and Communications for Coke Florida. “As we celebrate our 10-year anniversary of refreshing Floridians, we continue to assist in increasing students’ exposure to career opportunities with the end goal of self-sufficiency. We are honored to carry on this great work as we welcome 25 more students to the Coke Florida family.”
The Class of 2025 scholars reside in communities across Coke Florida’s exclusive sales and distribution territory, which spans from Jacksonville down to the Keys. Scholars are also active members of their local Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Florida affiliate or the Boys & Girls Clubs Florida Alliance.
Members of the Coke Florida Refreshing Minds Scholarship Class of 2025 and their hometowns are:
- Emma Almonte – Fort Lauderdale
- Kristopher Anderson – Jacksonville
- Dalialah Bustos – Belle Glade
- Jalia Charlery – Sebring
- Chemica Charles – Hallandale Beach
- Jude Charles – Fort Pierce
- Ruth Chavez-Tellez – Dunedin
- Destiny Davenport – Fort Myers
- Nia Evans – Jacksonville
- Yasmyn Galvan – Sebring
- Arielle Gibson – Riviera Beach
- Bakierra Henry – Tampa
- Makiah Lewis – Miami
- Bryan Miranda – Davie
- Rosemany Pascal – Miami
- Kaliyah Preston – Riverview
- Olivia Rhodes-Clark – Jacksonville
- Emmanuel Salgado – Miami
- Shehzad Shah – Jacksonville
- Camila Suarez-Verdecia – Tampa
- Isaiah Thomas – Miami
- Ameriyah Williams – Sarasota
- Jamarr Williams – Bradenton
- Za’Miayh Wright – Davie
- Nasim Zahriyeh – Miami
The Coke Florida Refreshing Minds Scholarship was launched in August 2023as part of Coke Florida’s commitment to education. With matching funds from the Florida Prepaid College Foundation, the Coke Florida Refreshing Minds Scholarship represents a $2.8 million investment and will support 250 scholarships over ten years. This commitment also aligns with the Florida Chamber Foundation’s Path to Prosperity initiative.
Coke Florida will host a scholarship awards ceremony for the students and their families on Saturday, June 7th, at Universal Orlando Resort.
For more on the Coke Florida Refreshing Minds Scholarship, visit cokefloridascholarship.com.