 
 
RMHC
of the Four States
Charities
Mission:
Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Four States creates,
finds, and supports programs that directly improve the health and well
being of children.
Ronald
McDonald House of the Four States
House
Mission: Ronald
McDonald House of the Four States supports families by
providing a "home away from home" for families of seriously ill
children and ill-expectant mothers being treated at nearby hospitals.
Our
History
The
first Ronald
McDonald house opened October 15, 1974. It was the result of
perseverance and dedication of the Philadelphia Eagles and Jim Murray,
their general manager who rallied around teammate Fred Hill, a
linebacker whose three year old daughter, Kim had leukemia. After Kim
was treated at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Murray, Hill
and his teammates were determined to do something to benefit families
of children who were hospitalized. Murray consulted with Kim's
physician, Dr. Audrey Evans, leading pediatric oncologist, who
expressed a need for a "home-away-from-home" facility near the
hospital. Ultimately this led to a joint fundraising effort by the
Eagles and Philadelphia-area McDonald's restaurants to purchase and
renovate the first House.
Today, there
are 285 Ronald McDonald Houses in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada,
England, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden,
Switzerland and the United States.
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