M1 Bank was thrilled to donate to the Ronald McDonald House this year.
RMH provides a home-away-from-home to families of seriously ill children and support to organizations that serve the needs of children.
RMH was created by Philedelphia Eagle’s player Fred Hill and his wife Fran in 1973, after they learned their daughter had leukemia. Fred and Fran saw families sleeping in the waiting room at the hospital, with nowhere to stay while awaiting treatment.
Fred Hill and his football team decided to do something for these families… build them a “home-away-from-home” in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Eagles teamed up with local McDonald’s Owner/Operators to raise money, purchase and restore a house near the hospital where these families could stay. By October of 1974, the first Ronald McDonald House was born. Since that time, more than 350 Houses have been built worldwide.
