Here's what happened in June!

Check out the events and promotions that took place throughout the Greater Philadelphia Region, and make sure to follow us on Twitter @McDPhilly!

2009-2010 Ronald^® McDonald House Charities^® (RMHC^®) Scholarship Winners Were Announced!

RMHC^® of the Philadelphia Region, Inc. grants approximately $70,000 each year to college-bound high school seniors from the Greater Philadelphia area based on demonstrated academic achievement, financial need and community involvement.  The local RMHC Scholarship is comprised of 3 individual programs: the RMHC Scholars^® program; the RMHC/Hispanic American Commitment to Educational Resources^® (HACER^®) program for Latino high school seniors; and the RMHC/Future Achievers^® program for African American high school seniors. Fifteen (15) total scholarships are awarded for each program, two (2) at $5,000 and thirteen (13) at $1,000.

Click here to see our 2010 Scholarship Winners!

RMHC Grants

RMHC of the Philadelphia Region, Inc. grants hundreds of thousands of dollars per year to support non-profit programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children.  Locally, RMHC supports the Philadelphia, Southern New Jersey and Delaware Ronald® McDonald Houses^®, in addition to the St. Christopher's Foundation for Children Ronald McDonald Care Mobile^® and 13 Ronald McDonald Family Rooms in area hospitals.  The charity receives its support from McDonald's^® Corporation, McDonald's^® Owner/Operators, corporate donors and McDonald's^® customers.

To check out the latest Grant recipients and their check presentations, click on our For the Press link to the left!

To download a 2010 RMHC Fall Grant Application, click here.

The Cooper Foundation at Cooper University Hospital received a $25,000 RMHC grant during a check presentation in June.  The grant helped open a pediatric emergency waiting room.

Dental Care for Qualified Kids Ages 3-8 at No Cost to Families

The St. Christopher's Foundation for Children Ronald McDonald Care Mobile^® - a two-chair clinic on wheels that provides diagnostic, preventative and restorative dental care to qualified children ages 3 to 8 at no cost to their families - is accepting appointments at (215) 427-4645.

Care includes examinations, cleanings, flouride and sealant treatments, x-rays and fillings.  Care Mobile staff will also provide children with oral hygiene instruction. Complicated treatment will be referred. Children qualify for the program if their families are unable to find a Medicaid provider or cannot afford to pay for dental services.