The Cornerstone of Hope The Founder's Role in Ronald McDonald House

In return Ed asked that the house be known as the Ronald McDonald House and on 15 October 1974, the first Ronald McDonald House opened its doors. Since then ... Ronald McDonald House Charities, Inc. aka RMHC | Chicago, IL | www.rmhc ... Founder and Chief Executive Officer, BE-CAUSE, LLC. Grace Fung Oei. Retired ... Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) provides essential services that remove barriers, strengthen families, and promote healing when children need healthcare. In 1974, RMHC opened the first Ronald McDonald House to give families a place to stay when they had to go to Philadelphia for their child's medical care. Ronald McDonald House The First House ... It all began in Philadelphia in 1974 when three-year-old Kim Hill — daughter of Philadelphia Eagles football player Fred ... Katie Fitzgerald, Global President & CEO, RMHC. Katie Fitzgerald is the Global President and CEO of Ronald McDonald House Charities, Inc. In this role, she ... RMHC Founding Mission Partner since 1974 ... From the moment we opened our first Ronald McDonald House in Philadelphia, PA, the entire McDonald's system (owner/ ... Charlie Marino and Ed Baum, MD conceived the idea to open the first Ronald McDonald House in Chicago on Deming Place when Charlie's daughter Gage was receiving ... And thus, the first Ronald McDonald House came to be in Philadelphia in 1974 – a “home away from home” for families of ill children. By 1979, 10 more Houses ... Our History. RNHC. It all began in 1973 when Philadelphia Eagles football player Fred Hill and his wife, Fran, learned that their daughter, Kim, had leukemia ...