Local high school seniors invited to apply for the BURGER KING℠ Scholars program

Local high school seniors invited to apply for the BURGER KING℠ Scholars program


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ST. LOUIS, MO –BURGER KING® franchisee Broadway Restaurant Group is inviting graduating high school seniors to apply to the local BURGER KING℠ Scholars program.

“We hope to see a bunch of area students and employees apply for this great scholarship opportunity,” said Michael Adams, Broadway Restaurant Group’s Vice President of Operations. “It is one of our core values to support each community surrounding our restaurants by hiring local residents, awarding scholarships through the BURGER KING℠ Scholars program and participating in various community service events and initiatives.” 

More information about the BURGER KING℠ Scholars program and the application can be found at bk-scholars.com Graduating high school seniors as well as Burger King employees and their family members who will attend an accredited two- or four-year accredited university, college or vocational-technical school are eligible to apply. Winners will be selected based on both academic record and community service experience. The deadline to apply is December 15, 2019. 

Between now and November 30, guests are encouraged to donate to the BURGER KING℠ Scholars program when they dine-in or drive-through order at any BURGER KING® restaurant. 

BURGER KING℠ McLamore Foundation, which was established in October 2005, is the charitable arm of the BURGER KING® system and is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization. The BURGER KING℠ Scholars program was created in honor of BURGER KING® Co-founder James “Jim” W. McLamore and has awarded more than $40 million in scholarships to more than 33,000 students since 2000. Integrity, high standards, entrepreneurial spirit, good citizenship and education were the values that defined BURGER KING® brand co-founder James W. McLamore.

Based in Maryland Heights, Broadway Restaurant Group operates BURGER KING® locations in St. Louis, across Missouri and in Southern Illinois. Over the next few months, the franchisee will open new Missouri locations in St. Roberts, Bellefontaine, Union, at Hanley and Natural Bridge and a second location in Jefferson City. 

Participating Illinois Locations:
Alton
Belleville
Benton
Bethalto
Collinsville
Columbia
Fairview Heights
Granite City
Highland
Jerseyville
Litchfield
Mt Vernon
Okawville
Pontoon Beach
Troy
Vandalia
Wood River       

Participating Missouri Locations:
Brentwood
Bridgeton Walmart
Columbia
Cross Keys
Ellisville
Ferguson
Florrisant
Jefferson City
Joplin
Kingdom City
Marshfield
Maryland Heights
Moberly
O’Fallon
Overland
St Ann
St Charles
St Claire
St Louis
St Peters
Sunset Hills
Tesson
Troy
Villa Ridge
Warrenton
Washington
Waynesville
Webb City
Wentzville
Wentzville Walmart   


ABOUT BROADWAY RESTAURANT GROUP
Managing partners Henry Delouvrier of New York City and Christine Apold of Toronto, Canada, founded Broadway Restaurant Group in November 2016. Based in Maryland Heights, Broadway Restaurant Group operates locations in St. Louis, across Missouri and Southern Illinois. Broadway Restaurant Group is one of a select group of United States Burger King franchisees that consults with corporate and test markets concepts, including the Impossible Whopper, which launched on April Fool’s Day only in St. Louis. For more information, visit https://www.b-restaurants.com, email [email protected] or call (314) 872-9235. 


ABOUT THE BURGER KING® BRAND
Founded in 1954, the BURGER KING® brand is the second largest fast food hamburger chain in the world. Every day, more than 11 million guests visit BURGER KING® restaurants around the world. To learn more about the BURGER KING® brand, please visit the BURGER KING® brand website at www.bk.com.

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