Today is Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC) "Day of Change."
Drop your small change into a RMHC donation box at a participating McDonald's and make a difference!
This Sept. 9, Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC®) is asking families to donate that extra change to help keep millions of children together with their families. The Charity will celebrate its 2010 RMHC Day of Change raising awareness for RMHC Donation Boxes placed on McDonald’s counters and in drive-thrus across the country available for donating spare change to support programs which provide a bridge to quality health care and give children and families the time together to heal faster and cope better.
Last year alone through U.S. RMHC Donation Boxes, the pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters donated totaled over $19 million -- a goal the Charity hopes to exceed this year. In fact, if every McDonald's customer put a penny in the Donation Box, RMHC would raise more than $94 million to support children and their families in the U.S alone. For 36 years, RMHC has been providing stability and resources to families so they can get and keep their children healthy and happy, through its core programs.
"When that coin hits the Donation Box on Sept. 9, McDonald's customers will know that their generosity is giving a family a “home away from home” at a Ronald McDonald House®, a place to rest in a Ronald McDonald Family Room® just steps from their child's hospital bed or providing a child with much needed dental or medical care right in their own neighborhood through a Ronald McDonald Care Mobile®," said Jennifer Blanchard Smith, senior director of Communications and Special Programs, RMHC. “While our inaugural RMHC Day of Change is a major push to drive awareness of the RMHC Donation Boxes at participating McDonald's restaurants, they are there every day -- on the counters and in the drive-thrus -- and we are grateful to the millions of customers who help to support families through our programs by donating their spare change all year long."
Little by little, small donations add up to a lot allowing the Charity to serve more than 4 million families a year worldwide. Over the years small change has allowed RMHC to grow to serve more children and families in need. In 2009 alone, thanks to McDonald’s customers, RMHC raised more than $19 million through the U.S. Donation Box program. It’s an easy and secure way to donate, and the money raised helps children in your community.
We know that families are stronger when they are together, and their presence helps a sick child heal faster and cope better. While Ronald McDonald House Charities cannot make medicine taste better or take away painful treatments, we can help lessen the burden and ensure more than 4 million families a year have the stability and resources they need to keep their child healthy and happy.
The RMHC Day of Change is a great opportunity to show kids the importance of giving back and how even the smallest gesture goes a long way to helping those in need. So get your family and friends involved, because when everyone helps, we can make a big difference.
Get Involved:
Donate to Ronald McDonald House Charities.
Volunteer with RMHC.
Other Ways to get involved.
Source: rmhc.org
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