WILMINGTON, N.C. (Press Release) 

– The Battleship North Carolina is honored to announce the support in restoration fund efforts from regional McDonald’s will continue in 2015. Big Macs for the Battleship will be launched on Memorial Day Weekend, May 22 – 25, 2015. $.50 from every Big Mac® sandwich sold at participating restaurants will be donated to the restoration fund of the ship.

“We are proud to continue to help support the Battleship in its endeavors to maintain the historical integrity of the ship, ” said Deny Anderson, Owner/Operator of McDonald’s. “By partnering with the North Carolina, McDonald’s is helping restore the State’s Memorial that honors the Greatest Generation and all who have served.”

 “The Battleship North Carolina is humbled and thankful by McDonald’s overwhelming support,” said Captain Terry Bragg, Executive Director for the Battleship. “They are true advocates of the ship and her crew, and the citizens of our great state.”

McDonald’s is carrying forward the message with in store signage, inclusion in advertising and the special Big Macs promotion.” Participating McDonald’s locations include Burgaw, Carolina Beach, Clinton, Fairmont, Hampstead, Leland, Lumberton, Newton Grove, Pembroke, Rocky Point, Shallotte, Southport, St. Pauls, Sunset Beach, Supply, Surf City, Wallace, Warsaw, Whiteville and Wilmington, in North Carolina and Darlington and Hartsville in South Carolina.