When you have a seriously ill child in hospital, Ronald McDonald Houses provide a real ‘home away from home’ so that families can have a ‘normal’ schedule – eating, resting and playing together as much as possible in houses that are located close to the children’s wards, so families can visit their child when they want.
Colleagues in Australia and New Zealand have been supporting the Ronald McDonald House charity since 2013. In May and June this year, as part of #sharethelove, we are donating pest control and disinfection treatments to 12 homes.
Chris Smith, Regional Manager in Christchurch, sums up what this all means: “26 of our RI colleagues attended and completed a full sanitisation of the Ronald McDonald House complex in Christchurch. The complex has 27 apartments and numerous common areas as well as interior and exterior playgrounds. All staff gave up their own time to help complete this task. This was very well received by the team at the house and they gave a talk to my team about how the house works and operates, which was very enlightening. All of our guys walked away with a feeling of how lucky they are and thankful for what they have, when you hear the very sad stories about some of the kids and what they go through on a daily basis. Thanks to all in team RI.”
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