Raiders to take part in McHappy DayThe Canberra Raiders NRL Squad will be out and about in the community this Saturday, as they take part in the annual McHappy Day celebrations to raise money for Ronald McDonald House.
The Raiders will be spread across 17 McDonald’s stores in the ACT region, including Yass, Cooma and Queanbeyan, from 12.00pm – 1.00pm.
This year marks one of the biggest years yet for McHappy Day as they celebrate their 20th Anniversary on Saturday November 12 and aim to raise a record $3 million for Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC).
Since the first McHappy Day in 1991, the Australian community has helped raise over $18.5 million for RMHC. These funds have helped RMHC to both extend their programs and continue to provide much needed assistance to families with seriously ill children including. In 2010/2011 alone RMHC:
•Added ten new bedrooms to the existing Ronald McDonald House in Adelaide Was able to help an extra 100 children on the Learning Program
•Launched EDMEd, a program that trains teachers about educational issues relating to serious illness
•Opened new Ronald McDonald Family Rooms in Wodonga and Monash Hospitals Launched Australia’s first Ronald McDonald Care Mobile
There are now 13 Ronald McDonald Houses, a growing Learning Program and six Family Rooms across Australia and in 2010 alone they saw:
•6,300 families sleep in a Ronald McDonald House
•700 children catch up on missed education
•16,500 people visiting the Ronald McDonald Family Rooms
•The Ronald McDonald Houses accommodate up to 270 families every night
Since the beginning the Houses have provided more than 63,000 families with a home away from home while their child has undergone treatment at a nearby hospital and over 93,000 people have visited a Family Room since 1991.
To find out more information about the Charity you can visit
www.rmhc.org.auor find them on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/RMHCAustraliaSource: Raiders.com.au
Topic: Raiders to take part in McHappy Day
