Our Charity, Ronald McDonald House of Southern Alberta

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Ronald McDonald House® Southern Alberta provides a home away from home for out-of-town families with sick children receiving medical attention in a Calgary hospital. Though the House has grown and changed since opening in 1985, the purpose remains the same - keeping families together in a compassionate and comfortable, home-like atmosphere.

 

Ronald McDonald House® Southern Alberta is inviting, yet secure; welcoming, yet private. It is a place for entire families to use, enabling them to keep their lives moving forward as normally as possible - despite their medical crisis. The new Alberta Children's Hospital provides a growing opportunity for Ronald McDonald House® Southern Alberta by:

      - Utilizing the land across from the new Alberta Children's Hospital granted to the House by the Calgary Health               Region and the University of Calgary

      -Accommodating the growing demand driven by the Alberta Children’s Hospital

      -Creating an affordable family-focused residence with specialized programs and a unique design

      -Providing continual support for families moving forward as normally as possible despite their medical crisis

 

The House can accommodate up to 23 families, each with their own suite and private bath, while sharing kitchen         facilities and common areas. Although occupancy is not based on financial need, a nightly fee is purposely kept         at a low rate to make it an affordable option for all families wanting to be close to their ill family member. More than18,000 families have stayed at the House since it opened. It is one of 14 Houses across Canada and one of over 300 around the world."

 

- Ronald McDonald House® Southern Alberta, http://www.ahomeawayfromhome.org/southern/about/how-we-help

 

Topper has decided on Ronald McDonald House® Southern Alberta as our charity of choice for the duration of the Company Program as it resonated with us as youth ourselves. If we were placed in certain circumstances such as the families and the sick childern live each day, we would be very much grateful to an organization such as Ronald McDonald House® Southern Alberta whom would give us the resources to keep us both physically and emotionally warm. They will recieve 25% of our profits at the end of the Company Program.

 

We greatly encourage that you have a look at their website which may be found here:

 

http://www.ahomeawayfromhome.org/southern.html