Hannah's Hope wins $250,000 grant funding for GAN research, Pepsi confirms
UPDATED 2:50 p.m.
CBS 6 has just confirmed that Hannah's Hope came in second place in the latest round of the Pepsi Refresh Project, scoring them a $250,000 grant for GAN research.
In a phone conversation with a Pepsi representative just before 3 p.m., Jerry Gretzinger learned that after some confusion over who exactly placed in the top two slots of the contest, Hannah's Hope "definitely" came in second.
That places them in position for the $250,000 grant funding they've been rallying for the past few weeks.
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There was a lot of confusion Wednesday morning about whether Hannah's Hope actually won the $250,000 from the Pepsi Refresh Project.
Matt Sames, Hannah Sames’ father, said he spoke to Pepsi Wednesday morning and the company isn't sure that they won.
“They have us listed as a finalist, but they also have us ranked at #3 (only the top 2 get the money),” Sames said in an e-mail. “I spoke to a supervisor and he said it could be a few days before we find out.”
EARLIER: At about midnight, we received word that Hannah's Hope -- a charity named for six-year-old Hannah Sames living with Giant Axonal Neuropathy or GAD -- came in third.
The non-profit was competing in the Pepsi Refresh Project.
On the results website, however, it shows the group as one of two that will receive the $250,000 in funding.
It’s a national contest where they were pitted against other organizations trying to cure other children's diseases.
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