BOSTON, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Guests at BURGER KING(R) restaurants
throughout New England and Metro New York contributed $1 to benefit the Jimmy
Fund one million times during August. They did this to support the
restaurants' A Chance for Kids(TM) program and, as a result, raised a
$1 million for pediatric cancer research and treatment at the world-renowned
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
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Since the program's inception in 1999, BURGER KING(R) restaurants have
helped raise more than $2.5 million, which ensures better treatments and
funding for cutting-edge research that benefits all children facing cancer.
More than 530 BURGER KING(R) restaurants in New England and the New York
Metro region participated in the program, which allowed Guests to contribute
$1 to the Jimmy Fund and receive a scratch ticket guaranteed to be a winner.
BURGER KING (R) Guests won prizes ranging from a Medium French Fry to toys and
games from Learning Express to a 2004 Hyundai(R) Santa Fe.
The Jimmy Fund supports the fight against cancer at Boston's Dana-Farber
Cancer Institute helping to raise the chances of survival for children and
adults with cancer around the world. Since 1948, the generosity of tens of
thousands of people has helped the Jimmy Fund save lives by furthering cancer
research and care at Dana-Farber.
"The managers and crew members really got behind this program and were the
active force in the fight against pediatric cancer," said Larry Kohler, BURGER
KING(R) franchisee and New England committee chairman. Bob Wallstein, New
York committee chairman and BURGER KING(R) franchisee added, "It was our
Guests who helped us to reach our goal and turn their $1 contributions into
$1 million for the Jimmy Fund."
About The Jimmy Fund
The Jimmy Fund supports the fight against cancer at Boston's Dana-Farber
Cancer Institute, helping to raise the chances of survival for children and
adults with cancer around the world. Since 1948, the generosity of tens of
thousands of people has helped the Jimmy Fund save lives by furthering cancer
research and care at Dana-Farber.
About Burger King Corporation
We Take Pride in Serving Our Guests the Best Burgers and a Variety of
Other Great- Tasting, Healthy Foods Cooked Over an Open Fire. That's What
We're All About.
The BURGER KING system operates more than 11,350 restaurants in all 50
states and in 57 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, 2003, 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.
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CONTACT:
Laina Hanna, Burger King Corporation,
+1-305-378-7277; or Donna Tyson, The Jimmy Fund, +1-617-632-3162
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