Ronald McDonald Charity Houses - McThanks!

So, it’s

 Hamburger Day in America.

 I’m switching it up a little.

I’ll not stray too far

 from hamburgers…

the McDonald’s kind. 

 I want to know more about

 Ronald McDonald

House Charities. 

I want the world to know

 more about

Ronald McDonald Houses.

When you’ve got a sick kid,

in and out of hospital…

you’re tired. 

The last thing you need

to be worrying about,

as you leave a piece

of yourself

in the children’s ward,

is where you will

 lay your weary head each night.

 With a sick child,

wages can be lost

and money can be

hard to manage…

hotels become too expensive.

 Thank goodness for

Ronald McDonald

Charity Houses!  

These houses of refuge

have been operating

in Australia since 1981.

 All administration

and management costs

are paid by

McDonald’s Australia…

the rest of the money

comes from fundraising. 

Since 1981,

over 65,000 families

 have been helped! 

 Apparently, 1 in 8 people

 either know someone,

or have themselves,

been helped by RMHC…

(Ok, I’ve taken to using RMHC

because the full name

is too long to type!)

   So the houses…

Tonight, as many as

250 families

will be sleeping in a RMHC.

  They house more than

6000 families a year.

  Thanks, RMHC!

You can donate

to the houses or
like them on facebook. 

On McHappy Day, you can

buy a burger and help

 raise much needed funds.

 Eating hamburgers

on McHappy Day

 this year raised

over $3 million

for the houses!

Spread the word…

Tell everyone! 

Thanks Ronald McDonald

House Charities!

 Photos from here and here.