Bay Area McDonald's Set to Participate in Second Annual World Children's Day; Local Fundraiser for Children to Be Held November 20-23.News Editors SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 2003 Thousands of McDonald's(R) restaurants in more than 100 countries worldwide are gearing up for World Children's Day Children's Day is a holiday in many countries around the world. International Children's Day The International Children's Day (ICD) is celebrated in numerous countries, usually (but not always) on June 1 each year. (TM) 2003, an annual global fundraiser benefiting 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. (RMHC RMHC Ronald McDonald House Charities RMHC Rocky Mountain Hydrofoil Club ) and local children's causes. In its second year, World Children's Day will raise funds and awareness for children's organizations, locally and around the world, through a variety of activities and promotions developed by each restaurant. In the U.S., between Nov. 20 and Nov. 23, 10 cents from the sale of each Premium Salad and French Fry French fry n. A thin strip of potato fried in deep fat. Often used in the plural. purchase will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House Charities. Ronald McDonald will kick off the four-day fundraiser in the Bay Area with a whirlwind multi-city tour, featuring visits to radio stations and the San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden Ronald McDonald House, as well as unannounced visits to entertain children at many McDonald's restaurants There are more than 30,000 McDonald's restaurants in 119 countries. Restaurants The first McDonald's was not a restaurant at all, but it was a sit-in stand. The company's early franchises were built to a standard pattern that did not offer seating; this was in part to prevent throughout the day. "It's wonderful that RMHC will be the recipient of this worldwide effort to help kids. Just imagine the difference we can make when McDonald's restaurants around the world team up for this effort! I, for one, plan to visit as many McDonald's restaurants as I can to do my part," says Ronald McDonald. Bay Area Olympians and World Children's Day spokespersons Dan Veatch Daniel Veatch swam for the United States team at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, finishing seventh in the 200-meter backstroke, his specialist event. He won the 200m backstroke at the Pan Pacific Games in Brisbane in 1987 and again in Tokyo in 1989. (Swimming '88) and Mark Henderson (Swimming '96) will also help spread the word with Ronald. Last year Northern California McDonald's restaurants raised more than $40,000 for the local chapter of the Ronald McDonald House Charities, in what was then a one-day fundraiser. Due to its success, World Children's Day has been expanded to a four-day fundraiser this year. "The beauty of World Children's Day is the simplicity with which people everywhere can help children," said Scott Rodrick, Board President of Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Bay Area. "These four days, every visit to every McDonald's in the Bay Area helps us continue our mission of directly improving the health and well-being of children around the world." The first-ever World Children's Day fundraiser held last year raised more than $12 million in 24 hours. These funds were used in to help children in need through programs such as: -- Support for the 134 Ronald McDonald House Charities Chapters in the U.S. -- Aid for orphanages throughout eastern Europe -- Assistance for some 70 children's hospitals worldwide -- Distribution of 1,300 hearing aids Hearing Aids Definition A hearing aid is a device that can amplify sound waves in order to help a deaf or hard-of-hearing person hear sounds more clearly. for children in Mexico -- Contributions to approximately 200 children's health Children's Health Definition Children's health encompasses the physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being of children from infancy through adolescence. organizations -- Distribution of 150,000 dictionaries to children in rural China, and -- Support for 16 new Ronald McDonald Houses around the world As a primary beneficiary, RMHC will be able to continue to support programs that directly improve the health and well being of children through its network of 171 local Chapters currently serving in 44 countries. RMHC has awarded more than $340 million in grants to aid critical children's causes in such areas as immunization immunization: see immunity; vaccination. , education, life-changing surgeries, child abuse prevention and aid for the mentally and physically challenged. RMHC also supports Ronald McDonald Houses, Ronald McDonald Care Mobiles and other community efforts for children. McDonald's is the world's leading foodservice retailer with more than 30,000 local McDonald's restaurants serving 47 million customers each day in more than 100 countries. More than 80 percent of McDonald's restaurants worldwide are owned and operated by independent, local businessmen and women. For more information about World Children's Day, please visit www.mcdonalds.com or www.rmhc.org. |
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