philadelphia ronald mcdonald house

Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House

www.philarmh.org

First…

How many of you have ever been sick?

What We Do…

We help children who are very sick and receiving care at the hospital have their families close by their side.

Our History

Dr. Audrey Evans of The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia had an idea for a place where families could stay close by their children in the hospital.

“I wanted parents to have a place to sleep in a

comfortable environment.” - Dr. Evans

Our History

At the same time, the Philadelphia Eagles were fundraising in support of player Fred Hill’s daughter Kim, who was battling leukemia.

Our History

Eagles GM Jimmy Murray met with Dr. Evans and committed to supporting her dream for a house. He approached their advertiser McDonald’s for support.

Our History

McDonald’s agreed to provide money for the house through sales of their Shamrock shakes, and on October 15, 1974, the first Ronald McDonald House

was born.

Our History

The first Ronald McDonald House

- right here in Philadelphia!

Our Two Houses

Chestnut StreetChestnut Street Front & Erie

Our Houses Offer:

Comfortable Rooms

Home-Cooked Meals

Indoor Play Spaces

Outdoor Play Spaces

Support & comfort for families right by the hospital

Fun ActivitiesPlaces to Relax

Helping Families…

Helping Families…

Our Family Rooms Offer:

Chestnut Street

Oncology & Bone Marrow Transplant

Cardiology

A place to relax away from the hospital room

Our Camp Offers:

Ronald McDonald Camp for Oncology Patients & Siblings

The opportunity to experience the joys of summer camp

You Can Help!

Read for Ronald

Do you like to

read?

Read for Ronald

Ask your family to sponsor you for how many minutes you read in the month of February.

Read for Ronald

Keep track of how many minutes you read and collect your pledges at the end of the month.

Read for Ronald

Everything

counts!

Read for Ronald

You can win

prizes for

reading!

Thank You…

On behalf of all of the families you are helping by reading.

Now For A Very Special Guest…