Charity News
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London Marathon stars
Tuesday 23rd April 2013
Every year we are in awe of the amazing runners that complete the Virgin London Marathon. This year we cheered 17 of our supporters who raised a total of £25,000 for our Charity. What an amazing achievement! This will go a long way in helping families with children in hospital, as well as inspiring other supporters to take on this incredibly rewarding challenge. Thank you!
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Volunteers help with Tooting spring clean
Tuesday 23rd April 2013
Fifteen volunteers from the McDonald’s UK Head Office visited our Tooting House in London to lend a helping hand with our spring deep clean! The families staying in the House came back from the ward to find everything squeaky clean and smelling fresh which was very comforting given the difficult time they’re going through while their children are in hospital. Thank you to our volunteers.
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Gala Dinner raises £235,000
Tuesday 23rd April 2013
On 21 March, our annual Gala Dinner took place at the beautiful Battersea Evolution venue in London! We greeted 850 guests, served delicious food and heard from the families we’ve helped. Everyone had an amazing time and the amount raised surpassed all our expectations. We raised £235,000 - almost double the amount last year. Thank you to our amazing supporters, those who were present, as well as everyone else who is close to our cause!
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A Downing Street celebration for our Charity
Friday 1st March 2013
Ronald McDonald House Charities was honoured to attend a special reception at Downing Street, hosted by Samantha Cameron, to celebrate our work over the last 23 years. The event was a wonderful opportunity to gather key supporters that will contribute to the Charity's long term mission of ensuring we have sufficient funds and expertise to provide free accommodation at specialist children’s hospitals. Families, friends, hospital CEOs and various MPs, as well as corporate supporters attended the event. Families got the chance to talk to Mrs Cameron about their experience of staying in our Houses and how the Charity has helped them. Towards the end, Mrs Cameron gave a short speech followed by Jeff Fergus' (Chairman of Ronald McDonald House Charities) moving response. Thank you to everyone that made this celebration so memorable!
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Keep families close in hospital restructures
Friday 8th February 2013
In response to a recent debate ignited by Sir Bruce Keogh’s urgent care review, Ronald McDonald House Charities supports medical professionals in their call for reform of health services to ensure continued quality of care and sustainability within the NHS. However, we urge that any reforms take into account the need for more hospital accommodation. Read more.
