The fee is only $10 a night, but they don't require anyone to pay if they cannot. They also provide a fully stocked kitchen for those who can no longer afford to buy food to cook. The houses also have laundry facilities, play areas for the other children in the family and plenty of "quiet areas" where parents can go to be alone with their thoughts. They also provide event tickets, etc., to provide a little diversion to the parents and families stressed life. You walk through a Ronald McDonald House and you will begin to count your blessings and thank God for giving you and yours good health.
People bad mouth McDonalds, but they are doing God's work in a number of ways. Plus, as someone posted, no one is forced to eat there against their will.
I take the grand kids to McDonalds often. The kids love it and I enjoy telling them that a group of crazies called PETA wants to take their McDonalds food away.
Thanks for the reminder to donate to Ronald McDonald House while I’m there.
“McDonalds has Ronald McDonald Houses all over the place...”
Yes, that is a very good charity. We very rarely eat at McDonalds (I am not a fast food person) but we have been stopping in for some of those new coffees. Yummy, but oddly I want sugar in mine, and I never take sugar in my coffee. (See, there is the devious McDonald’s plan to make me fat!) And we had those Angus burgers this summer, also very good.
I must remember to put some money in the Ronald McDonald House jar next time.
I used to do it all the time when the kid was young and we ate there regularly.