[May 29, 2014]SPRINGFIELD - Ronald
McDonald House Charities® of Central Illinois (RMHCCI)
released campaign videos today promoting the “Labor of
Love: Give from the heart to keep families together”
renovation and expansion project. The $1.2 million
project is the first-ever total remodel of the
28-year-old Ronald McDonald House located at 610 N. 7th
Street in Springfield, and is slated to begin in early
June.
The videos are sponsored by St. John’s Children’s Hospital. “We are
proud to sponsor the production of this message and encourage you to
support the Ronald McDonald House and its important mission to serve
families,” said Peggy Curtin, President of St. John’s Children’s
Hospital. “Together we can provide even more support for families in
our community.”
As part of the “Labor of Love” campaign, RMHCCI also launched the
“Adopt-the-House” program with opportunities to ‘adopt’ one or more
rooms of the House. “With a renovated facility, we will be able to
sustain a home away from home for even more families,” said Kelly
Thompson, executive director of Ronald McDonald House Charities of
Central Illinois.
Currently $327,500 of the $500,000 goal of the “Adopt-the-House”
program has been raised. Businesses and individuals are encouraged
to not only consider supporting “Adopt-the-House”, but to consider a
monetary donation to the “Labor of Love” project. “Your support will
help us to continue our mission to provide a place where families
can focus on the most important thing—the health of their child. But
we cannot do it alone. Do you have room in your heart? We need more
room in our home,” said Thompson.
For more information on the “Labor of Love” expansion and renovation
plans, including the “Adopt-the-House” program, please visit
roominyourheart.org
About Ronald McDonald House
Charities of Central Illinois
The mission of Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC) is to create,
find and support programs that directly improve the health and well
being of children. Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Central
Illinois provides a temporary home away from home for those families
whose children are receiving medical treatment in Springfield. In an
effort to reduce stress, keep the family intact, and enhance the
quality of life for families, the House provides a caring, home-like
atmosphere for its guests.
About St. John’s Children’s Hospital
Established in 2005, St. John’s Children’s Hospital is part of the
Hospital Sisters Health System family. The only comprehensive child
health care facility in south-central Illinois, St. John’s
Children’s Hospital provides vital health care for the region’s
children, from infancy through age 18. Recognized by the Children's
Hospital Association and a member of the Association of Illinois
Children’s Hospitals, St. John’s Children’s Hospital offers a wide
range of services for children and their families, both here at our
facilities and extending into the home.
[By MEGAN MUELLER, RONALD McDONALD
HOUSE CHARITIES OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS]
