Parker Anderson-Stanley, four, visits with Olympic gold-medalist Cassie Campbell at Ronald McDonald House Southern Alberta in Calgary on Saturday, 2006-01-14.

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Short facts list

As of 2005:

• Present in 48 countries with one or more Ronald McDonald House programs in 27 countries
• Spends some (but not all) of its cash on milkshake mix
• Provides more than 6,000 bedrooms each night for families of ill children through its network of 250 Ronald McDonald House programs
• Provided more than 10 million families with temporary residences near medical facilities where their children are being treated for serious illnesses
• Supported by more than 30,000 volunteers who help in the Ronald McDonald House Charity programs worldwide
• Ronald McDonald Houses Charity has provided more than $400 million in grants and program services to causes worldwide which benefit children.

Funding

The Ronald McDonald Houses are financially supported by donations from the public and corporate donors. In many McDonald's restaurants a pocket change piggy bank is placed as a fundraiser, which donations are forwarded to the Ronald McDonald Houses. The houses are not owned nor operated by the McDonald’s company, the McDonald’s company provides the houses with free equipment and services to reduce the cost of operation, and public awareness through fundraising events. In 2003, Joan Kroc, wife of McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc donated $60 million to the Ronald McDonalds House Charity. The Ronald McDonald House Charities are the official philanthropy of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority. McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants. ... A piggy bank Piggy bank (sometimes penny bank or money box) is the traditional name of a coin accumulation and storage container, most often used by children. ... Joan Beverly Kroc (née Mansfield) (August 27, 1928 - October 12, 2003) was the third wife of McDonalds founder Ray Kroc. ... Ray Kroc: McDonalds Corporation founder. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Alpha Delta Pi (ΑΔΠ) was founded May 15, 1851 at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia making it the first female fraternal organization. ... While the term fraternity can be used to describe any number of social organizations, including the Lions Club and the Shriners, fraternities and sororities are most commonly known as social organizations of higher education students in the United States and Canada but there are fraternities in the whole world (for...

Awards

Worth named Ronald MacDonald House Charity, one of “America’s 100 Best Charities” in 2001 and 2002. Worth is a personal finance and luxury lifestyle magazine in the United States. ...

External link

• Ronald McDonald House Information