The Founder Who Revolutionized Children's Healthcare Ronald McDonald House

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 ... The first Ronald McDonald House opened in 1974 and was inspired by Kim Hill. Kim was four-year-old who battled leukemia while her dad, Fred, a Philadelphia ... Thus, the first Ronald McDonald House was established in Philadelphia in 1974 — named after McDonald's famed clown mascot. ... Ronald McDonald House in Phoenix. Friends of K.I.D.S., Inc. was established by representatives of Neo-Fight, Candlelighters and local McDonald's Owner/Operators to pursue the opening of a Ronald ... 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. The groundbreaking was held on July 8, 1981, and exactly one year to the day, the Ronald McDonald House of North Central Florida opened its doors. The original ... How the Denver Ronald McDonald House got started and evolved. Philadelphia was the birthplace of the first Ronald McDonald House. Opened in 1974, the House ... We provide essential services that remove barriers, strengthen families, and promote healing when children need healthcare. The doors of RMHC Detroit opened in November of 1979, adjacent to the DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan, becoming the 11th Ronald McDonald House location to ... 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 ...