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Students and staff at Tangelo Park Elementary School last week received a pleasant surprise when Bacardi gifted them $51,000 that will go toward technology upgrades in classrooms and the replacement of cafeteria and classroom furniture, said Principal Tashanda Brown-Cannon.

The funds came from the Bacardi campaign “Bacardi Cares.” Each student at the school was also given art supplies.

Two checks were issued: One for $30,000 and another for about $21,000. Harris Rosen, Tangelo Park Elementary School’s community partner in education, approached the Bacardi Corporation about the donation in support of the school’s motto “Excellence is the Only Option.”

Tangelo Park is a kindergarten-through-fifth-grade school.

Tangelo Park Elementary School, located at 5115 Anzio St., Orlando, FL, 32819 in Orange County, has consistently been rated an “A” school. It was again given an “A” rating for the 2008-2009 school year.

Bacardi was founded in 1862 in Santiago de Cuba by Don Facundo Bacardi Masso and has become the largest privately held spirits company on the world.

The company has recognized the importance of fostering positive connections with the local communities and broader societies it touches with acts of giving, such as to schools and non-profits, according to its Web site.

It has scholarship and endowment awards in Bermuda and fundraises for the Elton John Aids Foundation, among several other charitable endeavors.

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