Ronald McDonald House designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser in Essen, Germany
Ronald McDonald House in Essen, Germany, designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
A Ronald McDonald House (named after Ronald McDonald) is a place where the parents of children that are in a nearby hospital can stay at night for reduced or no cost. The first Ronald McDonald House opened in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1974. In 1985, the first Ronald McDonald House outside the United States opened, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. In 1991, the 150th Ronald McDonald House opened, in Paris, France. On July 25, 2005, the 250th opened, in Caracas, Venezuela. Currently, there are 271 Ronald McDonald Houses operating in 30 countries.
In 1994, the Chronicle of Philanthropy, an industry publication, released the results of the largest study of charitable and non-profit organization popularity and credibility conducted by Nye Lavalle & Associates. The study showed that Ronald McDonald House was ranked as the 2nd "most popular charity/non-profit in America" of over 100 charities researched with 50% of Americans over the age of 12 choosing Love and Like A Lot for Ronald McDonald House.
德国埃森的麦当劳叔叔之家是由奥地利画家及雕塑家“佛登斯列‧汉德瓦萨”所设计的。
七十年代初,美國費城飛鷹足球隊一位隊員曉列治的三歲女兒甘美診斷患了血癌,送往費城兒童醫院接受治療。治療期長達三年,曉列治全家的生活因此而打亂了,他們要以醫院為家,三餐都要光顧醫院的膳堂,倦了就在病床旁邊的小梳化歇息,為的是要時刻陪伴患病的女兒。親身體會到病童家人心力交瘁之苦,曉列治和飛鷹隊隊員決定要為病童的家人盡一分力,他們跟甘美的主診醫生,兒童醫院腫瘤科部門主管依芙醫生分享他們的心願,在醫院鄰近建立一所病童的「臨時家園」的想法因此形成。接著下來大家分頭去找房子,籌募捐款。麥當勞餐廳願意玉成好事,參與籌建。一九七四年,第一間「麥當勞叔叔之家®」 正式啟用,是一間舊屋改建而成,有七個房間,及客廳,廚房,洗衣房等設施。
這所病童的「臨時家園」,以麥當勞叔叔命名,不單是因為麥當勞餐廳金錢上的資助,麥當勞叔叔的樂觀,積極,開朗的形象,對正在與病魔搏鬥的病童具備啟發鼓舞的作 。
時至今日,麥當勞叔叔之家® 已經發展為一國際性組織,在全世界共二十個國家,包括美國,英國,加拿大,澳洲,新西蘭,奧大利,巴西,法國,德國,荷蘭,蘇格蘭,瑞典,瑞士,匈牙利,墨西哥,阿根廷,馬來西亞及香港,有213間 麥當勞叔叔之家® 成立。亞洲第一間麥當勞叔叔之家® ,於一九九六年在香港落成,位於沙田多石村,鄰近威爾斯親王醫院。
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