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ShamROCK THE HOUSE!
Buy a McDonald’s Shamrock Shake or an OREO Shamrock McFlurry and help families at Ronald McDonald Houses
MN & Western WI owner/operators have donated nearly $840,000 since 2014
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (March 6, 2024) – For the eleventh straight year, owner/operators of 225 participating McDonald’s restaurants in Minnesota, western Wisconsin and Ironwood, Michigan will “ShamROCK THE HOUSE!” by donating 25 cents (.25) of each Shamrock Shake and Oreo Shamrock McFlurry purchased from March 7-17 to the six (6) Ronald McDonald House facilities in Minnesota.
The Ronald McDonald House is a home-away-from-home for families who must travel hundreds of miles or more to seek medical treatment for their kids. The House keeps families close to the medical care and support they need during a child’s serious illness. Families stay for free and receive daily, freshly prepared, home-cooked meals, access to free laundry services, children’s activities and more.
“We’re always proud to support our Ronald McDonald Houses, where families stay together during the most difficult time of their lives,” said owner/operator and McDonald’s Minnesota Co-Op president Melissa Kennedy. “We’re truly grateful for our customers’ support of this wonderful cause.”
This is the eleventh consecutive year that the area’s local McDonald’s owner/operators have had a Shamrock Shake fundraiser to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities’ (RMHC) Minnesota chapters. Since 2014, McDonald’s and its owner/operators in Minnesota, western Wisconsin and Ironwood, Michigan have donated nearly $840,000.
Ronald McDonald House Charities, Upper Midwest (RMHC-UM) runs the two Minneapolis Ronald McDonald Houses; RMH-Northland in Duluth; and two Ronald McDonald Family Rooms(r) in St. Paul hospitals. Ronald McDonald House Charities Midwest | MN, WI, IA runs the Ronald McDonald House in Rochester (the 13th largest Ronald McDonald’s House in the United States and 17th largest in the world) and provides support in Wisconsin and Iowa.
The first Ronald McDonald House opened in Philadelphia in 1974. Five years later, in October 1979, Minnesota opened the doors to its first Ronald McDonald House, just off the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus on Oak Street in Minneapolis and has provided a home-away-from-home for thousands of families whose children have faced medical challenges.
ShamROCK THE HOUSE! Is one of the initiatives that the McDonald’s Minnesota Co-Op leads to support RMHC. Others include Round Up for RMHC, where customers can ’round up’ their purchases to the next highest dollar; another is the restaurant canister program, where customers who elect to donate their change can place it in canisters at the counter and drive-thru. Owner/operators also encourage pop tab recycling to be brought to local restaurants.
About Ronald McDonald House Charities-Upper Midwest
RMHC-UM is a 501(c)(3) organization that provides a comfortable and caring home away from home that supports keeping families together and reduces stress during a child’s serious illness. Based in Minneapolis, the organization operates five locations in Minnesota and served more than 5,700 families from 46 states and six countries in 2023. Additional information can be found at https://www.rmhc-uppermidwest.org/.
About Ronald McDonald House Charities Midwest | MN, WI, IA
Ronald McDonald House Charities Midwest MN, WI, IA operates the Ronald McDonald House in Rochester, a 70-room facility, each with a maximum occupancy of five family members. In 2023, more than 1,000 families from 37 states and ten countries received support, providing nearly 14,000 nights of restful and rejuvenating sleep. The organization also provides financial support through grants to local organizations in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa. Governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees, RMHC Midwest MN, WI, IA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and has been in operation since 1980. For more information, please visit www.RMHCMidwestMWI.org.
About the McDonald’s Minnesota Co-Op
The McDonald’s Minnesota Co-Op consists of 225 independently owned and operated restaurants in Minnesota, western Wisconsin and Ironwood, Michigan; more than one in three of the co-op’s owner/operators began their careers as former McDonald’s employees. In 2022, the McDonald’s System supported more than 28,700 people and produced a total GDP impact of more than $2 billion, responsible for about $470 million in federal, state and local taxes. The McDonald’s System purchased more than $120 million in Minnesota across the professional services, marketing, technology, and food and packaging categories; the System also purchased more than $260 million of quality ingredients in Minnesota. Follow us on social media @mcdminnywis on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.
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