MIAMI, Aug. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- As students nationwide gear up to go back
to school, the Burger King/McLamore Foundation's Burger King Scholars Program
is 'fired up' and ready to make thousands of dreams come true. To date, the
Foundation's Burger King Scholars Program has awarded more than $7 million in
scholarships to graduating high school seniors on behalf of Burger King
Corporation and restaurant franchises throughout North America and Puerto
Rico.
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Unlike scholarship programs that grant awards to graduates with top
rankings, the Burger King Scholars Program awards $1,000 scholarships to
students that work part time out of financial need, while still maintaining a
2.5 grade point average or better. This year, the program is expected to
award 1,600 scholarships nationwide.
"The cost of higher education is becoming more and more expensive every
year," said Melody Roadman, executive director of the Burger King/McLamore
Foundation. "A majority of students find themselves having to secure
employment before graduation to pay for college tuition and books. Our
scholarship funds facilitate this while encouraging a work ethic long before
graduation."
More than 31,000 high schools throughout North America and Puerto Rico are
sent Burger King Scholars applications each year by the Foundation.
Recipients are selected based on academic achievement, work experience,
financial need, recommendations and participation in community service
programs or academic organizations.
Thanks to the fundraising efforts of Burger King Corporation and
restaurant franchisees, the Foundation has awarded 7,048 scholarships to
students throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada since the
program's inception in 2000. For more information about the program or to
obtain an application, visit http://www.bk.com/bkscholars.
The Burger King/McLamore Foundation is a non-profit public foundation
dedicated to helping build a better future workforce and enhance the image of
the BURGER KING(R) brand at local and national levels by providing educational
opportunities to deserving youth throughout the United States, Canada and
Puerto Rico.
About Burger King Corporation
The BURGER KING system operates more than 11,220 restaurants in all 50
states and in 61 countries and territories around the world. Ninety-one
percent of BURGER KING restaurants are owned and operated by independent
franchisees, many of them family-owned operations that have been in business
for decades.
Burger King Holdings, Inc., the parent company, is private and
independently owned by an equity sponsor group comprised of Texas Pacific
Group, Bain Capital and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners. In fiscal year ending
June 30, 2004, Burger King Corporation had system-wide sales of $11.1 billion.
To learn more about BURGER KING, please visit the company's website at
http://www.burgerking.com.
SOURCE Burger King Corporation
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CONTACT:
Laina Kawass of Burger King Corporation,
+1-305-378-7227, or Alicia Diaz of Burger King/McLamore
Foundation, +1-305-378-3289
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