Bud Light kicks off homers for Education Program.

Anheuser-Busch and the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) are teaming up for the Bud Light Homers for Education program, which will raise money for Latino scholarships throughout the 2008 Major League Baseball season. Seven Major League Baseball teams are participating. For every home run hit by these teams at home this season, Anheuser-Busch and its local distributor will donate $100 to HSF, up to $10,000 per team. At the end of the season, Anheuser-Busch will present a check to the HSF at a pre-game, on-field ceremony.

“This year, a homer is more than a run on the scoreboard, it’s a victory for Latino students across the country,” said Jesús Rangel, vice president, sales development and community relations, Anheuser-Busch, Inc. “Bud Light Homers for Education is one of many ways we’ve teamed up with the Hispanic Scholarship Fund during the past 25 years. Together, we’ve raised more than $23 million and awarded more than 18,000 scholarships to Latino students nationwide.”

Participating teams include: Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics and Kansas City Royals.

“For more than two decades, Anheuser-Busch and its family of wholesalers have joined with us to help deserving students realize their dreams,” said Frank D. Alvarez, president and CEO, Hispanic Scholarship Fund. “The Bud Light Homers for Education program is one more way the company helps us achieve our goal of advancing higher education among Hispanic Americans.”