Ronald McDonald House Charities® of the Philadelphia Region, Inc. Announces 2011 Grant Recipients

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC®) of the Philadelphia Region, Inc. today announced that more than $273,000 in grants has been awarded to local non-profit organizations throughout 2011.  These grants provided support to programs aimed at improving the health and well-being of children throughout the Greater Philadelphia Region.  

"As the holiday season approaches, Ronald McDonald House Charities is honored to be able to keep the spirit of giving alive throughout the year," said Mike Anton, president of RMHC of the Philadelphia Region, Inc. and McDonald's Owner/Operator. "We're committed to supporting local charities in their efforts to better the lives of children in our communities."

The organizations that received support from RMHC of the Philadelphia Region in 2011 include:

• Arise Academy Charter High School; Philadelphia
• Abington Memorial Hospital; Abington, Pa.
• Bancroft; Haddonfield, N.J.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Gloucester County; Glassboro, N.J.
• Boys & Girls Club of Vineland; Vineland, N.J.
• Brandywine Health Foundation; Coatesville; Pa.
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Philadelphia
• Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech; Bryn Mawr, Pa.
• Concerned Citizens of Whitesboro, Inc.; Cape May Court House, N.J.
• Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation; Philadelphia
• Elm Street Hatboro, Inc.; Hatboro, Pa.
• Melmark; Berwyn, Pa.
• South Jersey Field of Dreams; West Atlantic City, N.J.
• St. Mary Medical Center Foundation; Langhorne, Pa.
• St. Michael's School and Nursery; Wilmington, Del.

About RMHC

RMHC of the Philadelphia Region, Inc. grants hundreds of thousands of dollars per year to support local non-profit programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children. In addition, RMHC supports four scholarship programs for high school seniors; the Philadelphia, Southern New Jersey and Delaware Ronald McDonald Houses; the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile, operated by St. Christopher's Foundation for Children; and 13 Ronald McDonald Family Rooms in area hospitals. The charity receives its support from McDonald's Corporation, McDonald's Owner/Operators, corporate donors and McDonald's customers.  For more information, visit www.rmhc.org.

To request an RMHC Grant application, please contact Shannon Wilson at (215) 790-4391 or [email protected].

SOURCE Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Philadelphia Region, Inc.