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Chick-fil-A makes lives of 543 metro-Atlanta team members with $1.3M in scholarships

The way they some of them found out is too adorable.
Drive through customers wait in line at a Chick-fil-A restaurant on August 1, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

ATLANTA – Chick-fil-A gave over 500 metro-Atlanta team members the gift of a lifetime by surprising them with over $1.3 million in scholarships.

And the way they some of them found out is too adorable.

Chick-fil-A released a video highlighting 13 team members from across the nation who were awarded a $25,000 scholarship by presenting them with a giant packet of sauce. But it wasn’t just any packet. Inside was an iPad with a special message from Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy.

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In metro Atlanta, 543 members of the 5,700 nationwide were awarded scholarships between $2,500 to $25,000 racking up a total of $1,357,500 in scholarships. These scholarships are part of Chick-fil-A’s Remarkable Futures Initiative which invested $14.65 million across the country this spring alone.

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“The Remarkable Futures initiative is more than just a scholarship, it’s an investment in team members’ futures, goals and dreams,” said Rodney Bullard, vice president of Community Affairs at Chick-fil-A. “We are thrilled to increase funding this year to help even more team members achieve their fullest potential.”

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The scholarships are to help team members begin or continue their education at the school of their choice.

You can watch the heartwarming moment Chick-fil-A team members learned they won below:

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