A Refreshing Way to Help Families at Your Local McDonald's Restaurants.Business Editors & Foods/Beverages & Consumer/Retail Writers FORT WAYNE Fort Wayne, city (1990 pop. 173,072), seat of Allen co., NE Ind., where the St. Joseph and St. Marys rivers join to form the Maumee River; inc. 1840. It is the second largest city in the state, a major railroad and shipping point, a wholesale and distribution hub, , Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 When you enjoy a delicious Fruit 'N Yogurt Parfait A yogurt parfait is a concoction made with yogurt, fruit, and (often) granola. It is generally made in layers in a tall glass. Although the term parfait traditionally refers to an ice cream treat similar to a sundae, the meaning has drifted toward the yogurt variety in at McDonald's(R) a 25 cent donation will be made to the Ronald McDonald Family Room(R) at Parkview Hospital. Through December 31st, money collected from the sale of the Fruit 'N Yogurt Parfait at Fort Wayne area McDonald's will help make the Ronald McDonald Family Room become a reality. The Ronald McDonald Family Room is scheduled to open its doors in December. The first room of its kind in Indiana, the Ronald McDonald Family Room at Parkview Hospital will be a haven to families of critically ill children, offering all the amenities parents need so they can stay close to their children during this emotionally sensitive time. Currently, under construction The Ronald McDonald Family Room will have four sleeping rooms, kitchen, TV/video room, library, den, laundry facilities, and showers. This joint community project is made possible, in part, by the generosity of Parkview Hospital, the Parkview Hospital Foundation, Northeastern Indiana McDonald's Restaurants Owners/Operators, the Northeastern Chapter of Ronald McDonald House Charities This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. (TM), and customer donations made at area McDonald's restaurants. The Fruit `N Yogurt Parfait is available to customers at breakfast, lunch and dinner. "McDonald's is the world's leading foodservice retailer with more than 28,000 restaurants serving 45 million customers each day in 120 countries. Approximately 80 percent of McDonald's restaurants worldwide are owned and operated by independent, local businessmen and women." Parkview Hospital, one of four hospitals in Parkview Health System, is northeastern Indiana's largest not-for-profit hospital. Approximately 60 percent of the babies born in Allen County are delivered at Parkview's New Life Center. The hospital's 30-bed NICU NICU abbr. neonatal intensive-care unit , with a team of full-time neonatologists, provides care for premature infants and newborns with complications. Parkview's two Samaritan helicopters fly many young patients from the tri-state region to the Parkview Level II Trauma Center In the United States a Level II trauma center provides emergency medicine to trauma patients. A Level II trauma center works in collaboration with a Level I trauma center. It provides comprehensive trauma care and supplements the clinical expertise of a Level I institution. and PICU PICU Pediatric Intensive Care Unit PICU Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit PICU Priority Interrupt Control Unit PICU Programmable Interface Control Unit (FMS-800 component) . Through a special partnership with Riley Children's Hospital, Indianapolis, kids with special needs are seen by Riley pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. specialists at Parkview's Children's Specialty Clinics. |
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