{"id":48846,"date":"2009-08-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-10T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2009\/08\/10\/burger-king-restaurants-and-the-have-it-your-way-foundation-support-unmc-eppley-cancer-center\/"},"modified":"2022-08-28T19:23:34","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T00:23:34","slug":"burger-king-restaurants-and-the-have-it-your-way-foundation-support-unmc-eppley-cancer-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2009\/08\/10\/burger-king-restaurants-and-the-have-it-your-way-foundation-support-unmc-eppley-cancer-center\/","title":{"rendered":"BURGER KING\u00ae Restaurants and the HAVE IT YOUR WAY\u00ae Foundation Support UNMC Eppley Cancer Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font size=\"3\">For the sixth consecutive year, participating BURGER KING<sup>&reg;<\/sup> restaurants in <st1:city w:st=\"on\">Omaha<\/st1:city>, <st1:state w:st=\"on\">Neb.<\/st1:state> and the surrounding areas will help raise money for pediatric cancer research at the <st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:placename w:st=\"on\">UNMC<\/st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st=\"on\">Eppley<\/st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st=\"on\">Cancer<\/st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st=\"on\">Center<\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place>. <o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p><font size=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font size=\"3\">This year, 76 BURGER KING<sup>&reg;<\/sup> restaurants in the greater <st1:city w:st=\"on\">Omaha<\/st1:city> and <st1:city w:st=\"on\"><st1:place w:st=\"on\">Des Moines<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> area have teamed up with the HAVE IT YOUR WAY&reg; Foundation to host the &quot;BK<sup>&reg;<\/sup> <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Help Beat Cancer for Kids<\/i><sup>sm<\/sup>&quot; campaign, which ends Saturday. <o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p><font size=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font size=\"3\">For a $1 donation, customers will receive a winning scratch card, entitling them to a free BURGER KING&reg; food item worth at least $1. All donations will benefit the <o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font size=\"3\">HAVE IT YOUR WAY&reg; Foundation in support of the <st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:placename w:st=\"on\">UNMC<\/st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st=\"on\">Eppley<\/st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st=\"on\">Cancer<\/st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st=\"on\">Center<\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place>. <span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp;<\/span>Twenty lucky customers with qualifying scratch cards will be entered in a Grand Prize drawing for a chance to win a 2010 FORD<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Fusion from the Woodhouse Auto Family. <o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p><font size=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font size=\"3\">Established in 2004, the campaign has raised $695,000 over the last five years and is one of many outreach and fundraising programs benefiting Liz&#8217;s Legacy, a fund created to advance cancer research at the <st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:placename w:st=\"on\">UNMC<\/st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st=\"on\">Eppley<\/st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st=\"on\">Cancer<\/st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st=\"on\">Center<\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place>. Liz&#8217;s Legacy is named after the late Liz Karnes, an <st1:city w:st=\"on\"><st1:place w:st=\"on\">Omaha<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> civic leader who died in 2003 following a 12-year struggle with cancer. <o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p><font size=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font size=\"3\">This year&rsquo;s campaign sponsors include Burger King Corp., the HAVE IT YOUR WAY<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Foundation, Star 104.5 FM, KPTM Fox 42 and the Woodhouse Auto Family. <o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p><font size=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font size=\"3\">Ken Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., director of the <st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:placename w:st=\"on\">UNMC<\/st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st=\"on\">Eppley<\/st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st=\"on\">Cancer<\/st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st=\"on\">Center<\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place>, said the campaign has made a significant difference. With money raised in previous campaigns, the center created a pilot research program that focuses on identifying new treatments for childhood cancer. The hope is that the program will lead to federal funding from the National Institutes of Health on a long-term basis.<o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p><font size=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font size=\"3\">&quot;We are very appreciative of this support from the community,&quot; Dr. Cowan said. &quot;Burger King Corporation and the other sponsors have just been outstanding in keeping this campaign going every year.&quot; <o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p><font size=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font size=\"3\">&ldquo;The HAVE IT YOUR WAY&reg; Foundation is honored to support such a worthwhile organization as the <st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:placename w:st=\"on\">UNMC<\/st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st=\"on\">Eppley<\/st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st=\"on\">Cancer<\/st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st=\"on\">Center<\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place>,&rdquo; said Ivette Diaz, executive director of the HAVE IT YOUR WAY&reg; Foundation.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>&ldquo;We hope that our support will help UNMC continue their commitment to pediatric cancer research.&rdquo;<o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p><font size=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p><font size=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font size=\"3\">Tom Thompson, the University of Nebraska Foundation Senior Director of Development for the <st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:placename w:st=\"on\">UNMC<\/st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st=\"on\">Eppley<\/st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st=\"on\">Cancer<\/st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st=\"on\">Center<\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place>, said UNMC is grateful that Burger King Corp. has continued the fundraiser.<o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p><font size=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font size=\"3\">&quot;The campaign is a huge undertaking for BURGER KING&reg; restaurant management and employees,&quot; he said. &quot;This year we are also working the HAVE IT YOUR WAY&reg; Foundation and we want to thank them for taking such an interest in this program here in <st1:state w:st=\"on\">Nebraska<\/st1:state> and <st1:state w:st=\"on\"><st1:place w:st=\"on\">Iowa<\/st1:place><\/st1:state>. It&#8217;s quite a commitment and BURGER KING&reg; employees and franchisees make it successful by encouraging customers to help.&quot; <o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p><font size=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font size=\"3\">The winner of the grand prize drawing will be selected on September 8, 2009. <o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p><font size=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font size=\"3\">To learn more about the promotion, visit <\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/www.helpbeatcancerforkids.com\/\"><font color=\"#800080\" size=\"3\">http:\/\/www.helpbeatcancerforkids.com\/<\/font><\/a><font size=\"3\">or contact Thompson at 502-4116 or <\/font><a href=\"mailto:tthompson@nufoundation.org\"><font size=\"3\">tthompson@nufoundation.org<\/font><\/a><font size=\"3\">. <o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p><font size=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font size=\"3\">BK<sup>&reg;<\/sup> <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">Help Beat Cancer for Kids<\/i><sup>sm<\/sup> Poster Kids:<o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font size=\"3\">Each year, youths with cancer or those recovering from cancer are featured in the campaign. Below is some information about the five youths featured in this year&#8217;s campaign. <o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p><font size=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font size=\"3\">Nino Okoye, 4, <st1:city w:st=\"on\"><st1:place w:st=\"on\">Omaha<\/st1:place><\/st1:city><o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font size=\"3\">Nino hasn&rsquo;t let his diagnosis of Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia last winter slow him down. He&rsquo;s busy with everything &#8211; riding his bike, having fun with his dad and playing on his Nintendo DS.<o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p><font size=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font size=\"3\">Abigail Glanzer, 5, <st1:city w:st=\"on\"><st1:place w:st=\"on\">Omaha<\/st1:place><\/st1:city><o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font size=\"3\">Abigail has undergone radiation and chemotherapy for an ependymoma &#8211; a type of brain tumor &ndash; since the summer of 2005, but is now done with treatment. She is enjoying her summer running and playing outside.<o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p><font size=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font size=\"3\">Emily Miller, 19, <st1:city w:st=\"on\"><st1:place w:st=\"on\">Omaha<\/st1:place><\/st1:city><o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font size=\"3\">Diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin&rsquo;s Lymphoma early last year, Emily received treatment, and then underwent a stem cell transplant this past January when the disease recurred.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Emily spends time helping and encouraging others who suffer from similar circumstances. <o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p><font size=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font size=\"3\">Beckham Vega, 1, <st1:city w:st=\"on\"><st1:place w:st=\"on\">Omaha<\/st1:place><\/st1:city><o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font size=\"3\">Beckham enjoys playing with balls and reading books with his mom and dad. He continues to explore the world around him despite being diagnosed with bilateral retinoblastoma, a type of eye cancer, in July 2008.<o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p><font size=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font size=\"3\">Ian Ray, 19, <st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:city w:st=\"on\">Bellevue<\/st1:city>, <st1:state w:st=\"on\">Neb.<\/st1:state><\/st1:place><o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><font size=\"3\">Ian completed treatment for rhabdomyosarcoma this past February, after his initial diagnosis almost two years ago. This summer, Ian is spending time with friends and family and looking forward starting at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the fall.<o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p><font size=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none\"><strong><font size=\"3\">About Have It Your Way Foundation, Inc.<o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none\"><font size=\"3\">The HAVE IT YOUR WAY&reg; 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<sup>&reg;<\/sup> family. The HAVE IT YOUR WAY<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Foundation is an integral part of Burger King Corp.&rsquo;s BK Positive Steps<sup>SM<\/sup> corporate responsibility program.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>To learn more about the HAVE IT YOUR WAY<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Foundation, visit <\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/www.haveityourwayfoundation.org\/\"><span style=\"color: windowtext\"><font size=\"3\">www.haveityourwayfoundation.org<\/font><\/span><\/a><font size=\"3\"> or call 305\/378-3186.<o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify\"><span class=\"HTMLTypewriter3\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%\"><o:p><font face=\"Courier New\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none\"><o:p><strong><font size=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/strong><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none\"><strong><font size=\"3\">ABOUT BURGER KING CORPORATION<o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none\"><font size=\"3\">The BURGER KING<sup>&reg;<\/sup> system operates more than 11,800 restaurants in all 50 states and in 74 countries and <st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:country-region w:st=\"on\">U.S.<\/st1:country-region><\/st1:place> territories worldwide. Approximately 90 percent of BURGER KING&reg; restaurants are owned and operated by independent franchisees, many of them family-owned operations that have been in business for decades. In 2008, Fortune magazine ranked Burger King Corp. among <st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:country-region w:st=\"on\">America<\/st1:country-region><\/st1:place>&#8216;s 1,000 largest corporations and Ad Week named it one of the top three industry-changing advertisers within the last three decades. Through its BK Positive Steps<sup>SM<\/sup> corporate responsibility program, the BURGER KING<sup>&reg;<\/sup> system is committed to being a socially responsible brand in all areas of its business &ndash; food, people, the environment and corporate governance. To learn more about Burger King Corp., please visit the company&#8217;s Web site at <\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bk.com&amp;esheet=5888618&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=www.bk.com&amp;index=1\"><font size=\"3\">www.bk.com<\/font><\/a><font size=\"3\">. <o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p><font size=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none\"><i><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: black\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none\"><i><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: black\">UNMC is the only public health science center in the state. Its educational programs are responsible for training more health professionals practicing in <st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:state w:st=\"on\">Nebraska<\/st1:state><\/st1:place> than any other institution. Through their commitment to education, research, patient care and outreach, UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, have established themselves as one of the country&#8217;s leading centers in cancer, transplantation biology, bioterrorism preparedness, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, genetics, biomedical technology and ophthalmology. UNMC&rsquo;s research funding from external sources now exceeds $82 million annually and has resulted in the creation of more than 2,600 highly skilled jobs in the state. UNMC&#8217;s physician practice group, UNMC Physicians, includes 513 physicians in 50 specialties and subspecialties who practice primarily in The <st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:placename w:st=\"on\">Nebraska<\/st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st=\"on\">Medical<\/st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st=\"on\">Center<\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place>. 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