Rachel Aul’s Penn State experience resembles many students’. She’s from Pittsburgh’s South Hills neighborhood and proudly graduated with a degree in public relations and advertising last May.
What sets her apart? Well, she drives a 27 foot-long hot dog across the country for a living.
Aul, better known as “Relish Rachel” to her coworkers, first saw the
Oscar Mayer Wienermobile driving around Penn State’s campus her freshman year. However, she never thought that she would “cut the mustard” and be a professional hot dogger herself.
“I love to travel and had just spent my junior year in Paris, so I thought I would give it a shot,” Aul said. “They only accept 12 drivers for the six Wienermobiles.”
ETC: YWCA gets an unexpected $20 million grant from MacKenzie Scott and more news
YWCA Greater Pittsburgh receives $20 million grant
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, bestowed a surprise $20 million grant not a typo–to the YWCA Greater Pittsburgh to advance its mission to provide support services for people in southwestern Pennsylvania, especially women and girls of color. YWCA, which just confirmed the grant, was among 384 nonprofits in the country selected to receive the unrestricted funds. Scott wrote about the $4.1 billion she gave to organizations in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. over the last four months in this article for Medium. The gift will enable the YWCA to increase Covid relief efforts and expand critical initiatives that impact the intersectionality of race and gender.