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The Ronald McDonald House is run by a core group of full-time paid employees along with a large rotating staff of volunteers. They provide accommodations for immediate families of those receiving treatment and outpatient patients mostly from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Temple University Hospital, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Wills Eye Institute, and Shriner's Hospital.
The first Ronald McDonald House was opened in Philadelphia in 1974. [5] Jim Murray, general manager of the Philadelphia Eagles, was raising funds for one of his players' daughters when he met Children's Hospital of Philadelphia oncologist Dr. Audrey Evans.
The charity that helps families with sick kids started in 1974. Today, there are more than 400 houses and 270 family rooms in hospitals worldwide.
Jim Murray (born 1938 or 1939) is the co-founder of the Ronald McDonald House and a former General Manager of the Philadelphia Eagles. A native of West Philadelphia, he is also president of Jim Murray Ltd, a sports promotion and marketing firm.
Ronald McDonald House has since become a sanctuary for the family, as it has for many others. ... baseball player and McDonalds franchise owner in Philadelphia, USA. House manager in Cardiff Emily ...
Albert and Carol Mueller are co-founders of Ronald McDonald House in Scranton. Ursich said he has heard stories about the massive crowd that turned out in 1977 when McDonald's first arrived. He ...
Audrey's Children is an upcoming American biographical drama film of the Healthcare pioneer and Ronald McDonald House Charities Co-Founder Dr. Audrey Evans who served as Chief of Pediatric Oncology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House was the first of the Ronald McDonald House Charities and now stands at 39th and Chestnut Streets in West Philadelphia. [55] The House opened with the help of Philadelphia Eagles manager Jimmy Murray and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Pediatric Oncologists Dr. Audrey Evans and Dr. Milton 'Mickey ...