ONE OF THEIR MISSION PARTNERS IS
RONALD McDONALD CHARITIES OF
HAWAI'I.
TODAY WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT
THAT AND HOW WITH THE HELP OF
BACKERS LIKE McDONALD, THEY'RE
HELPING TO COMFORT FAMILIES WITH
SICK CHILDREN.
THE RONALD McDONALD HOUSE IN
HAWAI'I IS A HOME AWAY FROM HOME
FOR MANY, MANY FAMILIES.
WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THAT
TODAY, ALONG WITH THEIR
PARTNERSHIP WITH McDONALD'S
RESTAURANT OF HAWAI'I.
I'M HERE WITH GENE DAVIS AND ED
YAMIMURA.
GENE, YOU'RE ACTUALLY WITH
RONALD McDONALD HOUSE
CHARITIES OF HAWAI'I.
CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THEIR ORGANIZATION AND
MAYBE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE
COMPANY?
SURE.
WE'RE PART OF A HUGE SYSTEM OF
RONALD McDONALD HOUSES ALL
OVER THE WORLD.
THERE'S 350 ACROSS THE GLOBE.
ALL OVER EUROPE, ASIA, AND IT
STARTEDBACK IN THE MID 70s
BACK IN PHILADELPHIA WHEN THE
VERY FIRST RONALD McDONALD
HOUSE OPENED WITH THE HELP OF
McDONALD RESTAURANTS IN
PHILADELPHIA.
AND ALSO THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
FOOTBALL TEAM.
HERE IN HAWAI'I, WE STARTED OUR
PROGRAM IN 1987.
NEXT YEAR WILL BE OUR 30TH
ANNIVERSARY.
AND WE HAVE TWO RONALD
McDONALD HOUSES.
THEY'RE OPEN 24 HOURS AND WE
SERVE ALMOST FOUR HUNDRED
FAMILIES AT THOSE TWO HOUSES.
Trini: AND THOSE FAMILIES
HAVE CHILDREN WHO ARE SERIOUSLY
ILL.
CORRECT.
AS YOU KNOW, KAPIOLANI MEDICAL
CENTER OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN AND
SHRINERS ARE HIGHLY RESPECTED
MEDICAL OPERATIONS.
AND FAMILIES FROM ALL OVER THE
PACIFIC COME TO GET TREATED
THERE.
WHERE DO THE FAMILIES STAY WHEN
THE CHILD IS IN THE HOSPITAL?
FAMILIES ON NEIGHBOR ISLANDS,
THERE ARE NO INTENSIVE CARE
UNITS THERE, SO THEY ROUTINELY
NEED TO BRING THEIR CHILDREN TO
OAHU.
WE PROVIDE A HOME AWAY FROM
HOME, IF YOU WILL, SO THEY CAN
FEEL NORMALCY WHILE THEY GO TO
THE HOSPITAL EF DAY.
Trini: I'VE BEEN THERE.
AND YOU REALLY DO GREAT WORK.
YOU DO A GREAT JOB OF MAKING IT
FEEL LIKE A HOME.
AND IT'S WONDERFUL FOR FAMILIES
TO HAVE THAT SUPPORT AND THAT
RESOURCE BECAUSE WHEN YOUR CHILD
IS SICK, THE LAST THING YOU WANT
TO BE WORRYING ABOUT IS A PLACE
TO STAY.
RIGHT.
Trini: NOW, ED, YOU OWN
SEVERAL McDONALDS.
TELL US WHAT THE PARTNERSHIP IS
BETWEEN McDONALD RESTAURANTS
AND McDONALD CHARITIES.
YES, RONALD McDONALD
CHARITIES OF HAWAI'I, AS YOU
KNOW, THEY'RE NEAR AND DEAR TO
OUR HEARTSDZ. HEARTS.
WE WANT TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN
TO SUPPORT THEM.
WE HAVE DONATIONS BOXES IN ALL
OF OUR RESTAURANTS.
AT THE FRONT COUNTER IS
DRIVE-THROUGH.
EVERY COIN CURRENCY YOU PUT IN,
100% GOES BACK TO THE RONALD
McDONALD HOUSES.
SECOND THING WE DO IS WE HAVE
OUR HAPPY MEALS AND OUR KIDS'
MEAL.
FIVE CENTS GOES BACK TO THE
HOUSES.
AND THE THIRD THING IS WE HAVE
FUND RAISING BUCKLETS.
THEY CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE
JUDD HILLSIDE LOCATION.
AND A PORTION OF THAT GOES TO
THE HOUSE AND ANOTHER PORTION
GOES TO THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT
SELD
THAT -- SELLS THEIR BOOKS TO
THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILIES.
Trini: THAT'S TERRIFIC.
THE BOXES WHERE PEOPLE CAN DROP
OFF THEIR CHANGE, CAN YOU TELL
ME WHAT'S AN ESTIMATE OF HOW
MUCH YOU RAISE?
YES.
IT RAISES OVER $250,000 PER
YEAR.
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THAT'S A
LARGE AMOUNT OF LOOSE CHANGE
THAT'S PUT IN THESE BOXES EF DAY --
EVERY DAY THAT IMPACTS THE
HOUSES.
Trini: THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
IT GOES TO SHOW YOU EVERY LITTLE
BIT HELPS.
EVERY TIME YOU EAT AT
McDONALD, EIGHT -- EMPTY YOUR CHANGE.
IT ADDS UP.
YOU HAVE AN EVENT OCTOBER 15TH.
CORRECT.
OCTOBER 15TH IS THE ANNIVERSARY
OF THE OPENING OF THE FIRST
RONALD McDONALD HOUSE.
AND SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE
MAKING A SPECIAL DAY THAT
CHANGED -- MAKE CHANGE COUNT.
WHAT WE'RE SUGGESTING IS
EVERYBODY AT HOME, THEY HAVE A
LITTLE CHANGE JAR OR PIGGY BANK
AND THEY'RE WAITING FOR A GOOD
REASON TO USE IT.
THIS IS A GOOD REASON.
COME TO ANY McDONALD
RESTAURANT OCTOBER 15TH AND DROP
THAT INTO THE CANISTERS.
THEY'LL BE WAITING.
CANISTERS WILL BE COMPLETELY
EMPTY AND READY FOR ALL THE NEW
CHANGE.
SO WE INVITE EVERYBODY,
COMPANIES, HAVE YOU INDIVIDUALS, CLUBS,
BRING YOUR CHANGE AND MAKE A
DIFFERENCE.
A LITTLE BIT CHANGE MAKES A BIG
DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES.
Trini: CIRCLE THAT DATE AND
TELL YOUR KIDS.
I WAS THINKING MY KIDS HAVE
THEIR PIGGY BANKS AND IT'S NEWS
TO TEACH THEM AT AN EARLY AGE TO
GIVE BACK.
JUST TO RECAP, TELL US AGAIN ALL
OF THE WAYS PEOPLE CAN GET
INVOLVED.
SURE.
WE INVITE EVERYTHING TO DROP --
EVERYBODY TO DROP THEIR CHANGE
ON THE 15TH.
CONSIDER BUYING A HAPPY MEALER
KIDS MEAL.
A NICKEL DONATION IS TRIGGERED
TO US.
CLUBS, ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS
RAISE MONEY FOR PROJECTS AND
TRIPS.
IT'S THERE FOR EVERYBODY.
YOU CAN GO ON OUR WEBSITE AND
MAKE A DONATION THROUGH OUR
SECURE WEBSITE WITH A CREDIT
CARDS AND IT'S SO MUCH
APPRECIATED.
ON BEHALF OF THE FAMILIES, THANK
YOU, THANK EVERYBODY FOR
PARTICIPATING.
Trini: GENE, ED, THANK YOU
SO MUCH.
THAT'S A WIN-WIN BECAUSE YOU
WALK AWAY WITH A DELICIOUS MEAL.
THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH.
THANK YOU.
Trini: ISN'T THAT GREAT?
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW WE HAVE
OUR PIGGY BANKS AT HOME.
I HAVE A CHANGE JAR.
CERTAINLY GOING TO COM ON DOWN
ON THE 15TH.
MAKES SENSE.
Trini: OCTOBER 15TH.
AND I LOVE IT BECAUSE IT'S
AMAZING WHEN YOU LOOK AT BIG
PICTURE AND HOW MUCH IS DONATED
FROM PEOPLE'S LOOSE CHANGE.
I HAD A NIECE ATTEND THE
RONALD McDONALD HOUSE A FEW
YEARS BACK.
I'VE BEEN UP TO THAT LOCATION.
IT'S GORGEOUS.
THEY DO A LOT.
Trini: THEY DO.
IT'S SO NICE FOR FAMILIES TO NOT
HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT A PLACE TO
STAY.
AND THEY TAKE CARE OF
EVERYTHING -- THE FOOT, LINEN,
THE SHOWERS.