Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas Senate Bill SR70 Compare Versions

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3	3	State of Arkansas 1
4	4	95th General Assembly 2
5	5	Regular Session, 2025 SR 70 3
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7	7	By: Senator J. Scott 5
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10	10	SENATE RESOLUTION 8
11	11	TO RECOGNIZE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES® FOR 9
12	12	FIFTY YEARS OF SERVICE IN IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND 10
13	13	WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND 11
14	14	DIRECTLY IMPACTING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES OF THE STATE 12
15	15	OF ARKANSAS. 13
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18	18	Subtitle 16
19	19	TO RECOGNIZE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE 17
20	20	CHARITIES® FOR FIFTY YEARS OF SERVICE IN 18
21	21	IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL -BEING OF 19
22	22	CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND DIRECTLY 20
23	23	IMPACTING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES OF THE 21
24	24	STATE OF ARKANSAS. 22
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26	26	WHEREAS, Ronald McDonald House Charities® has been committed to 24
27	27	supporting families when a child is seriously ill since the opening of the 25
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
31	31	essential services that remove barriers, strengthen families, and promote 29
32	32	healing when children need healthcare has positively impacted countless 30
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
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 SR70
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41	41	customers have collectively donated over one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) 1
42	42	to help Ronald McDonald House Charities® serve millions of children and their 2
43	43	families throughout the sixty -two (62) countries and regions in which it 3
44	44	operates; and 4
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46	46	WHEREAS, Ronald McDonald House Charities® has expanded to more than 6
47	47	three hundred eighty -five (385) Ronald McDonald House programs, more than two 7
48	48	hundred seventy (270) Ronald McDonald Family Room programs, and more than 8
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
52	52	Arkansas through one (1) Ronald McDonald House Charities® Chapter, providing 12
53	53	direct support and comfort to three thousand five hundred eighteen (3,518) 13
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
57	57	franchisees and customers, raised more than nine hundred sixty -seven thousand 17
58	58	dollars ($967,000) for the local Arkansas Ronald McDonald House Charities® 18
59	59	Chapter, which is equivalent to nine thousand six hundred seventy (9,670) 19
60	60	overnight stays for families at Ronald McDonald House Charities® programs in 20
61	61	Arkansas; and 21
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63	63	WHEREAS, Ronald McDonald House Charities® remains dedicated to 23
64	64	enhancing its programs and creating a world where all families have what they 24
65	65	need to ensure the best health outcomes for their children, 25
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67	67	NOW THEREFORE, 27
68	68	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY -FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE 28
69	69	STATE OF ARKANSAS: 29
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71	71	THAT the Senate recognize Ronald McDonald House Charities® for fifty 31
72	72	(50) years of service in improving the health and well -being of children and 32
73	73	their families and directly impacting the local communities of the State of 33
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