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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly 2
Regular Session, 2025 HR 1116 3
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By: Representative Springer 5
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HOUSE RESOLUTION 8
TO RECOGNIZE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES® FOR 9
FIFTY YEARS OF SERVICE IN IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND 10
WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND 11
DIRECTLY IMPACTING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES OF THE STATE 12
OF ARKANSAS. 13
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TO RECOGNIZE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE 17
CHARITIES® FOR FIFTY YEARS OF SERVICE IN 18
IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL -BEING OF 19
CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND DIRECTLY 20
IMPACTING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES OF THE 21
STATE OF ARKANSAS. 22
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WHEREAS, Ronald McDonald House Charities® has been committed to 24
supporting families when a child is seriously ill since the opening of the 25
first Ronald McDonald House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1974; and 26
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WHEREAS, the mission of Ronald McDonald House Charities® to provide 28
essential services that remove barriers, strengthen families, and promote 29
healing when children need healthcare has positively impacted countless 30
families around the world; and 31
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WHEREAS, Ronald McDonald House Charities® has continued to create new 33
ways to support families along their child's healthcare journey; and 34
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WHEREAS, since 1974, McDonald's Corporation, its franchisees, and its 36 HR1116
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customers have collectively donated over one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) 1
to help Ronald McDonald House Charities® serve millions of children and their 2
families throughout the sixty -two (62) countries and regions in which it 3
operates; and 4
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WHEREAS, Ronald McDonald House Charities® has expanded to more than 6
three hundred eighty -five (385) Ronald McDonald House programs, more than two 7
hundred seventy (270) Ronald McDonald Family Room programs, and more than 8
forty (40) Ronald McDonald Care Mobile programs; and 9
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WHEREAS, six (6) Ronald McDonald House Charities® programs operate in 11
Arkansas through one (1) Ronald McDonald House Charities® Chapter, providing 12
direct support and comfort to three thousand five hundred eighteen (3,518) 13
children and their families across the State of Arkansas annually; and 14
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WHEREAS, in 2023 alone, McDonald’s Corporation, along with its Arkansas 16
franchisees and customers, raised more than nine hundred sixty -seven thousand 17
dollars ($967,000) for the local Arkansas Ronald McDonald House Charities® 18
Chapter, which is equivalent to nine thousand six hundred seventy (9,670) 19
overnight stays for families at Ronald McDonald House Charities® programs in 20
Arkansas; and 21
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WHEREAS, Ronald McDonald House Charities® remains dedicated to 23
enhancing its programs and creating a world where all families have what they 24
need to ensure the best health outcomes for their children, 25
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NOW THEREFORE, 27
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY -FIFTH GENERAL 28
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 29
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THAT the House of Representatives recognize Ronald McDonald House 31
Charities® for fifty (50) years of service in improving the health and well -32
being of children and their families and directly impacting the local 33
communities of the State of Arkansas. 34
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT upon adoption, a copy of this resolution be 36 HR1116
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presented to the leaders of the Ronald McDonald House Charities® by the Chief 1
Clerk of the House of Representatives. 2
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