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Teacher in Cobb may win free chicken for a year

By Ty Tagami
April 4, 2012

A teacher in Cobb County can eat free for a year at restaurant chain Pollo Tropical by garnering the most online nominations from students and parents.

The company will award a teacher in each of the 15 counties it serves, including Cobb. Favorite teacher nominations will be accepted from May 2 until 5 p.m. May 31. The Cobb school generating the most nominations also wins $500.00 for its student activities fund.

To nominate, visit www.PolloTropical.com/MyTeacher. (Enrollment in the Pollo Reward$ program is required.)

About the Author

Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.

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