Round-Up for RMHC: How Your Spare Change Keeps Families Together
When a child is seriously ill or injured, parents want nothing more than to be close and care for their children. But when children need specialized medical care far from home, the cost of travel, housing, and time away from work can sometimes make that feel impossible.
That’s why we work every day to provide families the comforts of home while their child receives medical care, offering not just a place to stay, but comfort, care, and support during a difficult time in a family’s life. However, we don’t do this work alone.
You Can Help, One Round-Up at a Time
A Simple Way to Make an Impact
Every day, families walk through the doors of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern West Virginia, exhausted and overwhelmed, just trying to be near their child’s hospital bed. We give them more than a room, we give them home-cooked meals, warm beds, laundry access, and emotional support, all just steps away from the hospital. We do this with the help of our community.
Together with local McDonald’s, we’ve made it easy for anyone to help Ronald McDonald House families stay close through asking to Round-Up for RMHC at checkout.
The next time you visit your local McDonald’s, let your cashier know you’d like to “Round-Up for RMHC.” That means rounding your total to the nearest dollar and donating the change to help families staying at Ronald McDonald House while their children receive life-saving medical care far from home.
Those few cents? It might mean a home-cooked meal after a long day at the hospital, a hot shower, a night of rest just minutes from their child’s hospital bedside. Simple comforts that can mean the world to a family caring for their sick or injured child.
Small Cents Add Up
In 2024 alone, local McDonald’s customers donated $182,000 with their spare change, helping to cover the cost of 1,444 nights of rest for families with critically ill or injured children.
When you ask to Round-Up for RMHC, you become part of the support system families need during one of the hardest times in their lives. You help provide comfort and care that allows them to focus on what matters most, caring for their child.
And when thousands of pennies and quarters come together, they add up to something incredible: more nights of stay, more meals served, more families being by their child’s side.
Make a Difference for Families & Children
Parents don’t know when their children will need medical help. But they should know they can always access the care they need. And with your help, we can support them all throughout their journey.