CBA and Ashoka Announce ‘Banking On Youth’ Grand Prize Winner
Banks Supporting Young EntrepreneursWashington, D.C. (July 30, 2012) – The Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) Foundation, and Ashoka’s Youth Venture are pleased to announce the “Banking on Youth” grand prize winner and the recipient of the Audience Choice award. Grand Prize: $15,000 - Lauren Behgam, The Food Recovery Network, Plano, TXThe Food Recovery Network recovers surplus food that would otherwise be thrown away, from campus dining halls and sporting events, and takes the food to local homeless shelters. In its first year of operation they have launched chapters at four university