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New Ronald McDonald House at Mercy Children's Hospital
Opening Fall 2012
Construction has started on Springfield’s second Ronald McDonald House, located within Mercy Children’s Hospital in Springfield. The House is expected to open in the Fall of 2012, providing a “home away from home” that includes ten bedrooms every night for families of seriously ill children traveling far from home for medical treatment. Families not requiring overnight stays are welcome during daytime hours to catch up on e-mail, have a snack or meal, do laundry, take a nap, and most importantly, have some downtime to talk with family, friends and other families in similar situations who truly understand. This daytime-only feature allows Springfield families to benefit from the Ronald McDonald House.
Click on the links below to see all the details and learn how you can be
a part of making our new Ronald McDonald House a reality!
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The mission of Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC®) is to create, find and support programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children in the Ozarks. Our first priority is to provide a place for families to stay when their child is in a hospital far from home. Since 1988 our cornerstone project, the Ronald McDonald House®, has embraced more than 7,867 families during a time of unspeakable hardship.
The Ronald McDonald Care Mobile™, fondly known
as "The Tooth Truck",
provides dental treatment and prevention education for at risk children,
primarily in school-based settings. A joint project between RMHC of the Ozarks
and The Tooth Truck, Inc., the program has provided over 32,905 dental appointments
for more than 12,509 children, in nearly ten years of operation, which is valued at over
$7.3 million!
Since August 2001, the Ronald McDonald House staff and volunteers have proudly
worked in partnership with the "Ambassadors for Children" agency
of the Council of Churches to provide the "Kids Clothes Closet" for
foster children. Located on the lower level of the Ronald McDonald House,
the project has provided clothing for 3,681 children during 4,987 visits.
As our future unfolds, our vision will continue to include strong investigation
of the communities we serve, with consideration of increasing ways we can
help children become healthier and stronger, and to help their lights shine
brighter.
In a spirit of service, we are deeply committed to our roles as “thoughtful
stewards” of Ronald McDonald House Charities’ programs and resources.
This level of commitment is our standard, and an ideal we all constantly strive
for ... as board members, professional staff, and volunteers.
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For information on other
Ronald McDonald Houses,
visit www.rmhc.org.
