NEWARK, N.J. , Aug. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Mars, Integrated, a pacesetter in confectionery, snacking, meals, and pet care services and products and the maker of a number of the world’s most-loved high-quality manufacturers, together with M&M’S®, SNICKERS®, BEN’S ORIGINAL™, PEDIGREE®, and IAMS®, introduced at this time that it’s at present accepting submissions for its 2024 Forrest E. Mars, Jr. Chocolate Historical past Grant by means of October 28, 2023. The grant offers funding for innovation within the areas of chocolate historical past analysis, cocoa science, scholarship and training.
Created in 2013, the Forrest E. Mars, Jr. Chocolate Historical past Grant has awarded 51 grants totaling over $500,000 to historic, instructional, civic and group organizations since its inception. Grant funded applications and displays have been skilled by hundreds of individuals throughout North America. Final yr’s recipients had been a various group of students, educators and historians with a variety of tasks together with:
- Montana State College (Bozeman, MT) for analysis into how Indigenous African peoples might need interacted with fashionable science to form the evolution of the sustainable cocoa worth chain.
- Westport Museum for Historical past and Tradition (Westport, CT) for a 3 half program that educates guests concerning the colonial historical past of chocolate in New England. The group was additionally awarded a second grant for a collection of analysis journeys from Virginia to New Hampshire to uncover details about enslaved or Free Black Chocolate Makers in Early America for a e book entitled, Cooking Up Freedom.
- Workplace of Historic Alexandria (Alexandria, VA) for enlargement of their Junior Docent program (initially funded from a Forrest E. Mars Chocolate Historical past Grant in 2022) by together with a historic chocolate demonstration element.
- Lewes Historic Society (Lewes, DE) for development of an 18th century duplicate espresso, tea, chocolate change and demonstration space based mostly on a historic, 18th century venue for use for historic excursions and social occasions.
- Tampa Bay Occasions Newspaper for Schooling (Tampa Bay, FL) for creation and distribution of an authentic, standards-aligned, elementary-level curriculum complement to 75,000 college students in 5 college districts targeted on the historical past, cultural significance and financial affect of chocolate, with a specific give attention to the state of Florida.
- French Colonial America (Ste. Genevieve, MO) for creation of an after-school and weekend program for elementary college students concerning the historical past of chocolate and the cacao tree, the historical past of chocolate in Ste. Genevieve space, the evolution of chocolate flavors and a remaining musical efficiency.
“For 11 years, the Forrest E. Mars, Jr. Chocolate Historical past Grant has funded over 50 progressive analysis and academic applications and experiences,” stated Kelly Lynch, Director: Model & Expertise, Mars Wrigley Premium Manufacturers. “This numerous group of recipients have uncovered beforehand unknown tales and information about chocolate’s wealthy historical past and educated hundreds of individuals about its affect on our nation and the world round us. We’re honored to proceed to fund these thrilling and provoking tasks.”
Via its wealthy historical past and international affect, it’s chocolate’s skill to encourage new analysis, uncover untold tales and join previous and current that conjures up the grant. Submissions might be made on the AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate web site at https://www.americanheritagechocolate.com/grants/grant-application/. AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate is a line of artisanal chocolate merchandise developed from components that date way back to 1750. Developed by Mars, AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate helps illuminate the tales of our collective historical past. From chocolate’s deep roots in Mesoamerican tradition relationship again 3000 years, to its important position as a meals and medicinal supply for European and Colonial Households, chocolate continues to be woven by means of international tradition and popular culture even at this time.
The Forrest E. Mars, Jr. Chocolate Historical past Grant, has a particular emphasis on uncovering and sharing chocolate’s position in international historical past in addition to its affect on heritage, tradition and science. Grant funds shall be awarded for mission(s) that examine and/or educate on the historical past of chocolate and/or the chocolate making course of, cocoa science in addition to the anticipated viewers attain. The scholarship course of is aggressive, and the awards shall be made based mostly on benefit as judged by a panel of consultants. Instructional affect shall be on the forefront of this determination course of as will consideration to fairness, inclusion, and variety within the proposal.
Forrest E. Mars, Jr. Chocolate Historical past Grant winners shall be introduced on the annual assembly of the Heritage Chocolate Society scheduled for February 27-28, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Heritage Chocolate Society is a bunch of historical past leaders and professionals shaped in 2003 with the mission to uncover the collective historical past of chocolate, and share the tales of its cultural and socioeconomic affect to teach the worldwide group.
About AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate:
The AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate model was developed in 2006 by Mars Chocolate North America (now Mars Wrigley) to assist educate shoppers concerning the historical past of our multicultural nation by means of the partaking story of certainly one of our most beloved meals…chocolate! With a taste profile drawn straight from the archives of chocolate’s historic previous, AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate offers an artisanal, versatile solution to eat, bake or drink a candy style of historical past. Rainforest Alliance Licensed™ and made with no preservatives, AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate at present is available in 4 codecs: Tasting Squares, Pill Bars, Grated Chocolate for baking/consuming and Gourmand Scorching Cocoa. AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate is offered at superb present outlets at historic websites, museums and historic inns throughout the USA and Canada. The model may also be discovered on Amazon.com, at M&M’s World in New York Metropolis and Las Vegas, at Ethel M Goodies shops round Las Vegas, Nevada, and on ethelm.com.
Be taught extra about AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate at www.Fb.com/AmericanHeritageChocolate, on Instagram at @AmericanHeritageChocolate and on Pinterest @Chochistory.
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Throughout our numerous and increasing portfolio of high quality confectionery, meals, and pet care services and products, we make use of 140,000+ devoted Associates. With virtually $45 billion in annual gross sales, we produce a number of the world’s best-loved manufacturers together with Ben’s Authentic™, CESAR®, Cocoavia®, DOVE®, EXTRA®, KIND®, M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, and WHISKAS®. We’re creating a greater world for pets by means of our international community of pet hospitals and diagnostic companies – together with AniCura, BANFIELD™, BLUEPEARL™, Linnaeus and VCA™ – utilizing leading edge expertise to develop breakthrough applications in genetic well being screening and DNA testing.
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