The HAVE IT YOUR WAY Foundation today announced it has awarded $806,000 in scholarships as part of the eighth annual BURGER KING Scholars Program. High school seniors from Missouri have received $1,000 scholarship awards in recognition of their outstanding academic achievement, along with other academic and community involvement criteria.
"Through the BURGER KING Scholars Program, which was created in memory of Burger King Founder, James W. McLamore, Burger King Corporation and franchisees have awarded a total of 11,776 scholarships representing more than $11.7 million since the year 2000. The BURGER KING System is proud to be able to help jumpstart student's futures by providing financial support to continue their education, said Ivette Diaz, HAVE IT YOUR WAY Foundation's Executive Director."
Scholarship awards are intended to help graduates offset the cost of attending college or a post-secondary vocational/technical school. Graduating seniors throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada are eligible for the scholarships.
Scholar recipients are selected based on their grade point average, work experience, financial need, co-curricular activities and community service. Scholarship funds come directly from the HAVE IT YOUR WAY Foundation, company-owned and franchise BURGER KING restaurants throughout the country that host a variety of fundraising activities in order to generate monies for scholarships each year. For more information on the program, including instructions for obtaining scholarship applications for 2009, visit www.bk.com/scholars or call 305.378.3186.
About the HAVE IT YOUR WAY Foundation
The HAVE IT YOUR WAY Foundation is a 501(C) (3) not-for-profit public charity, whose mission is to make a positive impact in the communities in which we work and live, in collaboration with the extended BURGER KING family. The HAVE IT YOUR WAY Foundation supports non-profit organizations, whose programs help make a difference in the community at large. The BURGER KING Scholars Program is the Foundation's educational cornerstone with a focus on improving education by providing scholarship awards to deserving high school seniors across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. To learn more about the HAVE IT YOUR WAY Foundation, visit www.haveityourwayfoundation.org or call 305.378.3186.
ABOUT BURGER KING CORPORATION
The BURGER KING system operates more than 11,400 restaurants in all 50 states and in 70 countries and U.S. territories worldwide. Approximately 90 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. To learn more about Burger King Corp. please visit the company's Web site at www.bk.com. |
