MIAMI, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Burger King Corporation announced today its
support of Operation Christmas Child with the donation of 120,000 toys that
will be given to children in regions torn by war, natural disaster, famine and
disease. Burger King Corporation's gift of small toys to Operation Christmas
Child will be used to complete gift boxes that will be airlifted to 80,000
children in more than 90 countries including Sudan, Liberia, Rwanda, Uganda,
Cambodia, Vietnam, Russia, Croatia, Poland, Iraq, Colombia and Mexico.
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"Partnering with Operation Christmas Child allows the entire international
BURGER KING(R) system to reach out to children who are in need in both remote
parts of the world and close to home," said Rob Doughty, vice president of
strategic communications, Burger King Corporation. "We are proud to assist
them in providing holiday gifts to children this holiday season."
Through Operation Christmas Child, Samaritan's Purse invites children,
churches and civic groups to fill empty shoeboxes with toys, gifts, school
supplies, necessity items, a personal note and a photo of the giver. Burger
King Corporation's donated toys complement the gifts of others and provide
Operation Christmas Child volunteers with resources to make sure each box
packed to the top with holiday cheer. Since 1993, Samaritan's Purse has
collected and distributed over 24 million shoebox gifts in some 120 countries.
Burger King Corporation's toy donation came from BURGER KING(R) markets in
the United States, Latin America and Europe. Burger King Corporation employees
in Miami will also participate by packing shoebox gifts to benefit Operation
Christmas Child.
"Burger King Corporation's kind support of Operation Christmas Child will
go a long way in helping improve the holiday season for many children
throughout the world," said Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan's Purse,
the organization leading the project. "These toys from Burger King Corporation
are the perfect fit to complete our gift boxes and will help to bring color,
laughter and joy into the life of a needy child. We are pleased to have them
as a worldwide partner."
About Samaritan's Purse
Samaritan's Purse, based in Boone, N.C., is a non-denominational
international relief ministry devoted to providing spiritual and physical aid
to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan's Purse has helped
meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters,
disease, and famine. For more information, or to learn how you can
participate, visit http://www.samaritanspurse.org.
About Burger King Corporation
We Take Pride in Serving Our Guests the Best Burgers and a Variety of
Other Great-Tasting 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.
SOURCE Burger King Corporation
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CONTACT:
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