Ronald McDonald House Charities® Of The Philadelphia Region, Inc. Awards Grants To 15 Local Organizations

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Ronald McDonald House Charities^® (RMHC^®) of the Philadelphia Region, Inc. has awarded more than $269,000 in grants to fifteen local non-profit organizations throughout 2014.  These grants provided financial support to programs that improve 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 Bill Roberson, president of RMHC of the Philadelphia Region, Inc. and local McDonald's Owner/Operator. "We're honored to support 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 2014 include:

• Alicia Rose Victorious Foundation; Voorhees, N.J.
• Cape Regional Medical Center; Cape May Court House, N.J.
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Philadelphia
• Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech – Pennsylvania; Bryn Mawr, Pa.
• Paoli Hospital; Paoli, Pa.
• Philadelphia Children's Alliance; Philadelphia
• Robins' Nest, Inc.; Glassboro, N.J.
• SOAR, Inc.; Wilmington, Del.
• St. Mary Medical Center Foundation; Langhorne, Pa.
• The Center for Autism; Philadelphia
• The Pathway School; Jeffersonville, Pa.
• The Salvation Army at Camden Kroc Center; Camden, N.J.
• The Salvation Army of Greater Philadelphia; Philadelphia
• Wills Eye; Philadelphia
• Wordsworth; Philadelphia

To apply for an RMHC Grant in 2015, please visit www.rmhcphilly.org or contact Shannon Wilson at [email protected].  

About Ronald McDonald House Charities (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 16 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.rmhcphilly.org.

Contact: Shannon Wilson
215-790-4391
[email protected] 

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SOURCE Ronald McDonald House Charities

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