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Burger King launches Scholars Program fundraiser

September 29, 2011

The Have It Your Way Foundation, Burger King's charitable arm, will launch its annual fall fundraiser Oct. 1 in support of the BK Scholars Program.

Guests who donate $1 at participating BK restaurants throughout the U.S. will receive an education-themed booklet containing free value menu-sized fry coupons, three soft-serve cone coupons and one small Coca-Cola soft drink or ICEE frozen drink coupon.

The Fall Fundraiser, running through Oct. 31, is the largest in-restaurant promotion hosted by the Have It Your Way Foundation. The coupons may be redeemed at participating restaurants until Dec. 31. All proceeds benefit the Burger King Scholars Program.

"Building brighter futures through the Burger King Scholars program is a top priority for Burger King Corp., franchisees, vendors and guests that support the Have It Your Way Foundation," said Ivette Diaz, executive director of the foundation. "Through the Fall Fundraiser, we all have the opportunity to help support higher education for deserving students in the local communities where we work and live."

In addition to $1,000 awards, this year's program scholarship structure will also include four $5,000 regional scholarships, one $25,000 King Scholar award and three $50,000 James W. McLamore Whopper Scholarship awards. Students will have more ways to use scholarship funds, such as for two- or four-year college degrees, as well as for accredited technical and vocational programs. Also new this year, a bilingual application Web portal will provide applicants with the opportunity to complete the application in either English or Spanish.

Current high school seniors and Burger King employees and their children in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico may obtain more information on the Foundation's website. Online applications will be accepted from Nov. 15 to Jan. 10, 2012. The 2012 scholarship recipients will be announced in May 2012.

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