Ronald McDonald Family Room
McDONALD’S McCLIQUES
19th Annual
Many thanks to McDonald’s, title sponsor of our
Above: McDonald’s Owner/ Operators Anne and Patrick Hillmeyer. Right: McDonald’s Owner/Operator Dave Giarla
Our three Ronald McDonald Family Rooms, which are located inside Mercy Children’s Hospital,
19th Annual Scramble for Charity Golf Tournament! This event took place on Friday, September 21, at the Norman K. Probstein Golf Course in Forest Park. Teams of four competed for great prizes in morning and afternoon rounds. Golfers had the opportunity to test their luck at several par-3 games set up on the course. To add to the fun, the Ladies of McDonald’s (YaYa’s) hosted a tent filled with exciting raffle items, as well as delicious food and drinks! Tournament winners included The Vivian Company and Regions Bank teams for the morning round, and the PGA Memorial and J.W. Terrill teams for the afternoon round. This year’s event raised a record-breaking total of $102,387! Thank you to all the golfers, sponsors, volunteers and committee members who helped make it possible!
St. Louis Children’s Hospital and SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center, provide comfort and care to both local and out-oftown families with seriously ill children. Often referred to as “an oasis within the hospital,” a Ronald McDonald Family Room allows parents, siblings, aunts, uncles and grandparents to escape the hustle and bustle of the health care environment while remaining just steps away from a child’s bedside. These spaces, which are staffed by volunteers, offer the essentials of home — hot showers, laundry facilities, a small yet efficient kitchen, Internet access, television and a quiet place to relax — from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day of the year. Several St. Louis-area McDonald’s employees comprise McCliques, which are groups of people who have adopted a specific Ronald McDonald Family Room volunteer shift. Members of the McClique then rotate through to keep our doors open. Being part of a McClique is one more way that McDonald’s supports the RMHC mission. Many thanks to the following McDonald’s family members who volunteer in our Ronald McDonald Family Room at Mercy Children’s Hospital: Mickey Avery ■ Paula Bauer ■ Deborah Bishop ■ Keith Eyer ■ Kashif Ghory ■ Dave and Andrea Giarla ■ Chris and Dawn Giarla ■ Patrick and Anne Hillmeyer ■ Tom and Charlotte Hillmeyer ■ John and Charlotte Litzinger ■ Stephanie Mertz ■ Paula Moran - Hoffman Lewis ■ Mary Murrey ■ Joseph Ray ■ Colleen Schoendienst ■ Michelle Steiger ■ Michelle Sulzner ■ Stacey Votaw ■ Therese Wunderlich ■ Michelle Zarges
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