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RMHC History

The Ronald McDonald House program started in 1974 in Philadelphia. Kim Hill, the three-year-old daughter of Philadelphia Eagles tight-end Fred Hill, was diagnosed with leukemia. Not wanting to leave their child, Hill and his wife Fran slept on hospital chairs and ate food from vending machines. They saw other parents doing the same thing as many of them had traveled great distances to bring their children to the medical facility, but the high cost of hotel rooms was prohibitive. Hill reached out to people who could help. He rallied the support of his teammates to raise funds to help other families experiencing the same emotional and financial trauma as his own. Through the Philadelphia Eagles general manager Jim Murray, Leonard Tose, owner of the Eagles, and Ed Rensi, the McDonald’s regional manager, the team offered its support to Dr. Audrey Evans, head of the pediatric oncology unit at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. McDonald’s owner/operators in Philadelphia donated proceeds from the sale of Shamrock Shakes to fulfill Dr. Evans’ dream of a house that c

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Ronald L. McDonald is an Author, Businessman, Entrepreneur, Historian and award winning Chef. He has a passion for research and learning about all types of subjects and has carried that passion with him throughout his 70 years of living. As a proud member of Mensa he has had the opportunity to meet with and work with some of the World’s most educated and intelligent people covering a wide variety of subjects. Ronald comes from a distinguished family that founded the McDonald’s Hamburger chain and taught him the importance of hard work and diligent study habits. He has applied that learning to creating one of the major collections of internet domains in the world covering hundreds of niche subjects. His travel to all of the continental United States and over 60 countries (many like Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia have split into multiple countries) has allowed him to experience life as few have the opportunity to. This exposure to many peoples and cultures is the foundation for his remarkable insight into many unique topics he writes about in his books and articles. An award winning

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Ronald McDonald

Clown mascot of McDonald's

This article is about the mascot of McDonald's. For other uses, see Ronald McDonald (disambiguation).

Fictional character

Ronald McDonald is a clown character used as the primary mascot of the McDonald'sfast-food restaurant chain. He inhabits the fictional world of McDonaldland, with his friends Mayor McCheese, the Hamburglar, Grimace, Birdie the Early Bird, and The Fry Kids.^[1]

Many people work full-time making appearances as Ronald, visiting children in hospitals and attending regular events. At its height, there may have been as many as 300 full-time Ronald McDonalds at McDonald's restaurants.^[2] There are also Ronald McDonald Houses, where parents can stay overnight with their sick children in nearby chronic care facilities.

History

Washington, DC

"Ronald McDonald, the Hamburger-Happy Clown" debuted in 1963 on three separate local television spots. The advertisements were created by the advertising agency of Oscar Goldstein, who doubled as a McDonald's franchisee in the Washington, D.C., area, an