EARLY CHILDHOOD
DEVELOPMENT/YOUNG CHILDREN PRIORITY ONE NEWSLETTER
AVA ADAMS, DISTRICT
CHAIR
NEW ENGLAND AND BERMUDA DISTRICT AUGUST 2016
Good Morning fellow Kiwanians!
YOUNG CHILDREN PRIORITY ONE
PARENTAL SUPPORT
RONALD
MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES
A GREAT WAY TO VOLUNTEER AND HELP
The success of the Ronald McDonald House
Charities is due to the tireless work of
volunteers and the countless contributions from
donors. Ronald McDonald House Charities have been helping improve the lives of children
and their families for 37 years.
How it started:
1974
The first Ronald McDonald House opens in Philadelphia thanks to Dr. Audrey Evans,
Philadelphia Eagles’ player Fred Hill (whose daughter, Kim, had leukemia),
Leonard Tose, owner of the Eagles, Jim Murray, the Eagles’ general manager and
Ed Rensi, the McDonald’s regional manager.
The McDonald’s
owner/operators in Philadelphia made the House possible, donating proceeds from
the sale of Shamrock Shakes.
RMHC makes an
immediate, positive impact on children’s lives through their global network of
Chapters in 57 countries and regions and through their three core programs: Ronald McDonald House, Ronald McDonald Family Room and Ronald McDonald Care Mobile.
DO YOU KNOW?
McDONALD’S FAST
FOOD RESTAURANTS ARE NOT THE SOLE SUPPORT OF RMH, NOT EVEN CLOSE! RMH FUNCTIONS
WWITH HEAVY DEPENDENCY ON VOLUNTEERS!
FAMILIES ARE
REFERRED BY SOCIAL SERVICES AT HOSPITALS IN ORDER TO QUALIFY TO STAY AT RMH…THERE
MUST BE A NEED!
PATIENTS
(CHILDREN) STAY AT RMH FOR FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENTS AND/OR OUTPATIENT
TREATMENT. ADULTS, SIBLINGS AND PATIENTS
STAY AT RMH, NOT JUST ADULTS!
HOW CAN KIWANIS CLUBS HELP? (30 WAYS TO VOLUNTEER AT
RMH)
GUEST CHEF’S NIGHT great
way too volunteer with club members
go
to website to find more information and sign up
#27Donate your time and talent in accounting, computers
or marketing to help your local RMHC Chapter
A great fund raising idea is to collect aluminum pull
tabs (many Key Clubs are already
doing this!). Clubs can either redeem the tabs and send a
check to RMHC or the pull
tabs can be delivered to a local Ronald McDonald House
and they will recycle the tabs.
PLEASE CHECK WITH THE
RMH FIRST!
Please
share the above ideas with your Key Clubs. They may be interested in some of
the specific suggestions for service
opportunities!
There are 7 Ronald McDonald Houses in New England.
Connecticut
501 George Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Ph: 203 777-5683
Fx: 203 777-3082
Maine
654 State Street
Bangor, ME 04401
Ph: 207 942-9003
Fx: 207 990-2984
250 Brackett Street
Portland, ME 04102
Ph: 207 780-6282
Fx: 207 780-0198
Massachusetts
229 Kent Street
Brookline, MA 02446
Ph: 617 734-3333
Fx: 617 734-5239
34 Chapin Terrace
Springfield, MA 01107
Ph: 413 794-5683
Fx: 413 794-8199
Rhode Island
45 Gay Street
Providence, RI 02905
Ph: 401 274-444
Fx: 401 751-3730
Vermont
16 South Winooski Avenue
Burlington, VT 05401
Ph: 802 862-4943
Fx: 802 862-2175
If your Kiwanis Club is located near a Ronald
McDonald House, I hope you will get involved in helping support the RMHC. It’s
all about helping and serving children and their families. Let’s show our Kiwanis’ hearts and just do
it!
Sincerely,
Ava Adams,
District Chair 2015-16
Early
Childhood Development/Young Children Priority One
Scarborough,
Maine
New England
and Bermuda District
email:
faithava2008@yahoo.com
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