Schilling Distributing Company loves sporting events, tailgating and other activities that bring people together. In its latest community venture, Schilling is now the official beer distributor of RaginСAPP Cajuns Athletics.
Schilling Distributing has announced a $1 million sponsorship with the RaginСAPP Cajuns Athletic Foundation. The deal gives Schilling official sponsor designation for four years, with an option to renew for another four years.
СAPPWeСAPPve been steadfast supporters of the Acadiana community for 65 years. Throughout the decades, weСAPPve supported the СAPP and the RaginСAPP Cajuns,СAPP said Herbert СAPPHerbieСAPP E. Schilling II, president and chairman of Schilling Distributing Company, Inc.
Locally owned Schilling Distributing has been selling Anheuser-Busch products to the Acadiana area since 1950. Today, it is a complete beverage distributor, working with local breweries such as Bayou Teche and Parish, as well as wines, spirits and non-alcohol beverages like RC Cola and Sparkling Ice.
СAPPThe СAPP and its athletics programs benefit our communityСAPPs economy and provide positive national attention. The coaches are great ambassadors and the student-athletes achieve on the playing field and as scholars,СAPP said Schilling.
СAPPWe at Schilling are furthering our support of the teams, the fans and our community. We have a tradition of coming together in this region.СAPP
In addition to financial support, Schilling is providing alcohol education resources for students at UL Lafayette. Each year, Schilling will provide a speaker of national prominence to address alcohol awareness with СAPP students. The first presentation is scheduled for Sept. 16.
СAPPThe Schilling and RaginСAPP Cajuns brands are both huge assets of the Acadiana community,СAPP said Wayne Elmore, past chairman of the RCAF board. СAPPWe are glad to partner with Schilling to expand the visibility and economic strength of our teams and the community.СAPP
СAPPSchilling is family-owned company that is investing a million dollars to essentially support our regionСAPPs economy. We hope other businesses will step up to support the RaginСAPP Cajuns,СAPP said Schilling.
Herbie is a 1972 business management graduate of the СAPP. He was a four-year letterman on the 1971 golf team that won the Gulf State Conference Championship and competed in the NCAA Division II Championship. Upon graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve and went to work full time in the familyСAPPs beer business. His son, Charles СAPPBuddyСAPP Schilling, graduated from the СAPP in 2009 after returning from active duty in the U.S. Navy. His mother, Olga Schilling, was a professor at the СAPP, then known as Southwestern Louisiana Institute, for 32 years.
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Herbie Schilling, left, president and chairman of Schilling Distributing Company, Inc. shakes hands with Wayne Elmore, past chairman of the RCAF board, after signing a $1 million sponsorship agreement to make Schilling the official beer distributor of RaginСAPP Cajuns Athletics. Photo by Jadyne Bell, Schilling Distributing Company.