Ronald McDonald House Charities

Alpha Delta Pi Foundation

For nearly three decades, the Alpha Delta Pi Foundation has supported the Ronald McDonald House Program as its national service project. Members raise funds for the Houses through alumni associations and collegiate chapters, and provide more than 30,000 volunteer hours each year.
www.alphadeltapi.org

American Farm Bureau Federation

It takes the average American 40 days to make enough money to pay for food for his or her family for an entire year. To acknowledge American farmers’ key role in food affordability, the American Farm Bureau Federation organizes Food Check-Out Day. Every year on Food Check-Out Day, which is in mid-February, Farm Bureau chapters donate nonperishable food items to Ronald McDonald Houses around the country.

Since the program’s inception in 1997, when the Kansas Farm Bureau Women’s committee donated food to the Ronald McDonald House in Kansas, the program has grown to include Houses in almost every U.S. state. The relationship extends throughout the year through volunteerism, food drives and other fundraising activities.
www.fb.org

American Standard

American Standard donates new heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems (HVAC) to U.S. Ronald McDonald Houses. Each participating Ronald McDonald House receives a high-efficiency home comfort system from American Standard that can reduce energy bills by as much as 50 to 56 percent. Other donated equipment includes whole-house humidifiers, as well as whole-house air purifying systems, which remove up to 99 percent of unwanted particles from conditioned air, and accessories such as touch-screen programmable thermostats.

Following each HVAC installation, American Standard volunteers host pajama parties and provide movies and games for families staying at the Ronald McDonald House.
www.amstd-comfort.com

Benjamin Moore & Co.

Benjamin Moore & Co. provides paint, stain and finish for every U.S. Ronald McDonald House. As the official paint provider to the House program, they have brightened Ronald McDonald Houses since 1999 and have donated thousands of gallons of paint, stain and finish.
www.benjaminmoore.com

Bissell

Bissell annually donates home and floor products, and various cleaning supplies to more than 160 Houses in five countries. The company formed a partnership with RMHC in 1998. Bissell donates a Bissell vacuum cleaner and maintenance kit to each Ronald McDonald House in the United States and Canada.

Bissell also donates T-shirts, toy vacuums and posters for thousands of volunteers who roll up their sleeves in the annual Healthy House Clean Up event.

BrandSource

For BrandSource, the nation's leading retailer of large appliances and home electronics, partnering with RMHC was a logical fit. With more than 2,200 licensed dealers across the United States, many of which are located in the same communities as local RMHC Chapters and Houses, BrandSource wanted to find a way to support the communities that support them.

BrandSource annually donates thousands of large home appliances and home electronics to nearly every Ronald McDonald House and Ronald McDonald Camp program in the United States and Canada. Items include new washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, refrigerators, televisions and basic home stereo equipment. The company also makes a cash donation to the Charity every year.

In May 2007, BrandSource CEO Bob Lawrence was elected as a trustee of Ronald McDonald House Charities.
www.brandsource.com

The Coca-Cola Company

Coca-Cola became the first international corporate donor of RMHC in 1974, and the company continues to stand out as a loyal and charitable supporter today. Coke donates a stocked vending machine to every Ronald McDonald House around the world. Vending machines generate $2,000 in revenue for each House.

Coca-Cola’s commitment extends far beyond its product donation. Local RMHC Chapters and Houses also benefit from fundraisers such as golf outings and dinner auctions. Since 1984, the Coca-Cola Company has given RMHC more than $6 million in grants.< /p>

In May 2007, BrandSource CEO Bob Lawrence was elected as a trustee of Ronald McDonald House Charities.
www.coca-cola.com

Georgia-Pacific Corp.

Paper is essential in the daily operation of a Ronald McDonald House program. Since 1999, the Georgia-Pacific Corp. has donated paper goods to all U.S. Ronald McDonald Houses. They have donated thousands of rolls of toilet paper, paper towels, boxes of facial tissue, packages of napkins, reams of paper and containers of liquid soap.
www.gp.com

Lumber Liquidators

Lumber Liquidators found their niche market in hardwood flooring in 1996 in Massachusetts and has grown to more than 100 locations nationwide. Lumber Liquidators provides hardwood flooring to all local RMHC Chapters for existing and new Ronald McDonald Houses.
www.lumberliquidators.com

McDonald’s Corporation

RMHC receives support from McDonald's Corporation including free use of facilities, equipment and materials and other general and administrative costs for the global office of RMHC. This helps defray costs that the Charity would otherwise incur and allows donations to be distributed directly to grants and program services that benefit children. Additional funding and volunteer support come from McDonald's owner/operators, restaurant and regional staff members, and suppliers.

McDonald’s customers also support RMHC through a variety of fundraising events and programs, including donations in RMHC collection canisters and McDonald’s World Children’s Day — a global fundraiser that takes place each November.
www.mcdonalds.com

McDonald's LPGA Championship

The McDonald's LPGA Championship is the single largest fundraiser for children in all of professional sports. Over the past 27 years, the tournament has raised more than $46 million dollars for RMHC and other children's charities.

Select Comfort

Select Comfort, a leading bedding retailer in the United States, provides beds and pillows to RMHC. Its long-term goal is to fill every Ronald McDonald House in the United States with Sleep Number beds, which feature revolutionary adjustable air chamber technology.

Select Comfort’s mission is to help families with ill children experience the best night’s sleep possible in their temporary home. Select Comfort has donated thousands of beds and pillows, and has made monetary gifts since beginning its partnership in 2001. The company also established a voluntary payroll deduction program so employees can donate to the Charity. Select Comfort employees also volunteer at local Ronald McDonald Houses.
www.selectcomfort.com

Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines adopted RMHC as its primary charity in 1985, and the company continues its dedication to the Charity today. Southwest employees volunteer at Houses in every city served by the airline and frequently support Ronald McDonald Chapters in Texas, the airline’s home state.

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Ronald McDonald House program, Southwest unveiled a signature aircraft, "The Spirit of Hope," at Boeing Field in Seattle. The plane features original overhead bin artwork created by children from RMHC of Western Washington.
www.southwest.com

Stampin’ Up!

Each year, Stampin' Up!, one of the nation's leading manufacturers and distributors of decorative rubber stamps and accessories, supports RMHC through recurring donations of time, money and supplies. Its “Making a Difference” campaign allows Stampin’ Up! employees to become more involved with their local RMHC Chapter. In addition to an annual cash donation, Stampin’ Up! designs an exclusive stamp set each year for the Charity.
www.stampinup.com

USA Today

Since 1993, USA Today has raised millions for RMHC through newspaper sales in McDonald's restaurants across the United States. Currently, local RMHC Chapters receive 15 cents from every paper sold in McDonald’s restaurants. In addition, USA Today annually donates five full-page ads to RMHC to communicate and build awareness about RMHC programs.
www.usatoday.com

Valassis

Valassis, a marketing services company specializing in home-delivered promotion and advertising media, includes RMHC in its free-standing insert program. For more than 12 years, RMHC has been a beneficiary of a themed free-standing insert that Valassis promotes, prints and distributes to millions of homes each year and runs in all major newspapers. RMHC raises money and awareness through the insert, which contains coupons from major brand names.
www.valassis.com