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2 | 2 | | *ADF232* 04/09/2025 10:28:35 AM ADF232 |
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3 | 3 | | State of Arkansas 1 |
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4 | 4 | | 95th General Assembly 2 |
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5 | 5 | | Regular Session, 2025 HR 1116 3 |
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7 | 7 | | By: Representative Springer 5 |
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10 | 10 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION 8 |
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11 | 11 | | TO RECOGNIZE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES® FOR 9 |
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12 | 12 | | FIFTY YEARS OF SERVICE IN IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND 10 |
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13 | 13 | | WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND 11 |
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14 | 14 | | DIRECTLY IMPACTING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES OF THE STATE 12 |
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15 | 15 | | OF ARKANSAS. 13 |
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18 | 18 | | Subtitle 16 |
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19 | 19 | | TO RECOGNIZE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE 17 |
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20 | 20 | | CHARITIES® FOR FIFTY YEARS OF SERVICE IN 18 |
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21 | 21 | | IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL -BEING OF 19 |
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22 | 22 | | CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND DIRECTLY 20 |
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23 | 23 | | IMPACTING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES OF THE 21 |
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24 | 24 | | STATE OF ARKANSAS. 22 |
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26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Ronald McDonald House Charities® has been committed to 24 |
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27 | 27 | | supporting families when a child is seriously ill since the opening of the 25 |
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28 | 28 | | first Ronald McDonald House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1974; and 26 |
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30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, the mission of Ronald McDonald House Charities® to provide 28 |
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31 | 31 | | essential services that remove barriers, strengthen families, and promote 29 |
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32 | 32 | | healing when children need healthcare has positively impacted countless 30 |
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33 | 33 | | families around the world; and 31 |
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35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, Ronald McDonald House Charities® has continued to create new 33 |
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36 | 36 | | ways to support families along their child's healthcare journey; and 34 |
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38 | 38 | | WHEREAS, since 1974, McDonald's Corporation, its franchisees, and its 36 HR1116 |
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41 | 41 | | customers have collectively donated over one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) 1 |
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42 | 42 | | to help Ronald McDonald House Charities® serve millions of children and their 2 |
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43 | 43 | | families throughout the sixty -two (62) countries and regions in which it 3 |
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44 | 44 | | operates; and 4 |
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46 | 46 | | WHEREAS, Ronald McDonald House Charities® has expanded to more than 6 |
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47 | 47 | | three hundred eighty -five (385) Ronald McDonald House programs, more than two 7 |
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48 | 48 | | hundred seventy (270) Ronald McDonald Family Room programs, and more than 8 |
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49 | 49 | | forty (40) Ronald McDonald Care Mobile programs; and 9 |
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51 | 51 | | WHEREAS, six (6) Ronald McDonald House Charities® programs operate in 11 |
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52 | 52 | | Arkansas through one (1) Ronald McDonald House Charities® Chapter, providing 12 |
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53 | 53 | | direct support and comfort to three thousand five hundred eighteen (3,518) 13 |
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54 | 54 | | children and their families across the State of Arkansas annually; and 14 |
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56 | 56 | | WHEREAS, in 2023 alone, McDonald’s Corporation, along with its Arkansas 16 |
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57 | 57 | | franchisees and customers, raised more than nine hundred sixty -seven thousand 17 |
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58 | 58 | | dollars ($967,000) for the local Arkansas Ronald McDonald House Charities® 18 |
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59 | 59 | | Chapter, which is equivalent to nine thousand six hundred seventy (9,670) 19 |
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60 | 60 | | overnight stays for families at Ronald McDonald House Charities® programs in 20 |
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61 | 61 | | Arkansas; and 21 |
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63 | 63 | | WHEREAS, Ronald McDonald House Charities® remains dedicated to 23 |
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64 | 64 | | enhancing its programs and creating a world where all families have what they 24 |
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65 | 65 | | need to ensure the best health outcomes for their children, 25 |
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67 | 67 | | NOW THEREFORE, 27 |
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68 | 68 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY -FIFTH GENERAL 28 |
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69 | 69 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 29 |
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71 | 71 | | THAT the House of Representatives recognize Ronald McDonald House 31 |
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72 | 72 | | Charities® for fifty (50) years of service in improving the health and well -32 |
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73 | 73 | | being of children and their families and directly impacting the local 33 |
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74 | 74 | | communities of the State of Arkansas. 34 |
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76 | 76 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT upon adoption, a copy of this resolution be 36 HR1116 |
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79 | 79 | | presented to the leaders of the Ronald McDonald House Charities® by the Chief 1 |
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80 | 80 | | Clerk of the House of Representatives. 2 |
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