The institutional Affiliation
ATTENTION (Introduction)
If you think of the most precious and valuable things in your life, what comes to your mind first? There might be a few answers to these questions but there is no doubt that family has always been one of them.
Ronald McDonald House Charities found a unique way to support families and keep children together with their parents when they need it the most. The organization has been true to its mission of “creating, finding and supporting programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children” for almost half of the century now (RMHC).
As for now, the Charities provide five types of quality services, promote their vision and mission in more than 60 other countries, encourage people and organizations to get involved and make a global change for better. They focus on one of the most relevant problems of modern society and, with a help of volunteers and other indifferent people, succeed in fighting it.
After analyzing numerous sources, in particular, reports and publications by UNICEF, World Health Organization, the World Bank, editions like New York Times, etc., I found out that Ronald McDonald House activity has recognition worldwie.
Transition: Let’s take a closer look at the types of services and other activities of the Ronald McDonald House Charities.
NEED
Families that happen to face problems like an urgent need of treatment or medication, surgery or hospitalization of their children have a lot to deal with. The cost of the medication, hotel and other expenses often put them in a very complex situation.
Transition: Ronald McDonald House specializes in services which solve these kind of problems allowing families to stay and spend as much time as possible together at almost no cost.
B. Statistics also shows that “more than ten million children under the age of 5 years die from illness which could have been avoided or treated” (Humanium, n.d.).
Transition: Terrific numbers that come not only from developing countries but from different parts of the United States create a significant threat to our future and the future of our children.
SATISFACTION
Ronald McDonald House satisfies most needs families have when they are forced to stay away from home for a long time. Separate Houses with all the necessary utilities for a comfortable stay, including homemade food, special rooms in the hospitals to rest and regroup, care mobiles which bring basic health care in distant places “opens the door to health care for thousands of children” (RMHC). Grants to other non-profit organizations extend the impact of donations and scholarships offered by the charity help children to achieve education of their dream.
Transition: Currently, RMHC delivers their programs in 63 countries around the world and has already changes lives of 6 million children.
Besides comfort security, Ronald McDonald House Charities give parents time and chance to devote it to their children as much as possible because being together in such difficult moments is often an effective treatment.
Transition: Million of people are thankful to the HRMC for the opportunity “to focus the energy on their beloved ones” and spend together time they will never forget (New York Times, 2013).
VISUALIZATION
The Charities have founding mission partner relation with McDonald, four signature partners, two official partners and six official suppliers. It’s Board of Trustees medical, nutrition, social, business, financial, law and other experts with a world-wide names.
Transition: Ronald McDonald House opened its first location in Philadelphia, PA in 1974 and has progressed significantly since then both in terms of the partners and volunteers involved and the impact they had worldwide.
Main idea: “Keeping families with sick children together close to each other and the care and resources they need” is the main idea of the charity organization (RMHC). I believe it is an honor for each of us to become a part of this movement and know that your donation helped a family to deal with their worse period.
Transition: According to the First Global Monitoring Report, the most disadvantaged people, including children in the most different places on the planet “are missing out on even the most basic services, including skilled birth attendance, child immunization” etc. (World Health Organization, 2015).
ACTION Conclusion: (Include each of the following)
Ronald McDonald House Charities supports children when they need it the most. They offer help with away from home stay and other difficulties families face when their children require their undivided attention.
The organization provides houses, special room within hospitals and mobile health care which improves well-being of millions of children. Moreover, it unites families and makes them stronger as they fight for healthy lives of their children.
I encourage you to get involved in the process because there are no other people's children, every single child must be protected and taken care of . Remember that it is up to us whether to join the volunteer movement or not but it doesn’t depend on us whether anyone we know and care about faces a situation similar to those that RMHC families went through.
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