Everything about The Philadelphia Ronald Mcdonald House totally explained
The
Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House was the first of the
Ronald McDonald House Charities and now stands at 39th and Chestnut Streets in
West Philadelphia.
History
The house opened in
1974 with the help of
Philadelphia Eagles tight end
Fred Hill, manager
Jim Murray and owner
Leonard Tose. In 1971, while Hill's daughter was being treated for
leukemia at
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, he saw other families living in the waiting rooms because they couldn't afford hotel rooms, and decided to help create a home where families could stay nearby.
McDonald's donated money from the firm's
Shamrock Shake promotion. The original house was located at 4032 Spruce St. with room for seven families. The house at 3925 Chestnut street opened in 1981 with 19 bedrooms. This was increased in 1996 to a total capacity of 43 rooms through an expansion largely funded by
U.S. Healthcare.
The Building
The
Victorian-era
Romanesque mansion was built in 1893 for
William James Swain, the son of
Philadelphia Public Ledger editor and publisher
William Mosely Swain by architect Will Decker.. Swain died in in 1903 In 1926, the house was sold to the Andrew Bair Funeral Home, who sold it decades later to the Ronald McDonald House.
Mission
The Ronald McDonald House provides a
home away from home for families of seriously ill children receiving treatment at nearby hospitals.
Structure of the house
The Ronald McDonald House is run by a core group of full time paid employees along with a large rotating staff of volunteers. They provide accommodations for immediate families of those receiving treatment and outpatient patients mostly from Children's Hospital,
Temple University Hospital,
Will's Eye Hospital, and
Shriner's Hospital. Stays in the house range from one night to more than a year.
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