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AND HELP SUPPORT TENNESSEE'S FIRST RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE - ONE VOLUNTEER DOLLAR AT A TIME!
Ronald McDonald House at 1705 W. Clinch Avenue in Fort Sanders has been a blessing to more than 52,000 people from 41 states and 10 foreign countries.
If your game-day tradition starts with a visit to a favorite eatery on The Strip, the Cumberland Avenue Merchants Association is seeking your help in demonstrating that Vol fans have big hearts. CAMA is collecting donations for the local Ronald McDonald House – and hopes to raise more than $10,000 through the Orange and White Game, with more donations to be collected over the summer and fall.
It started with a game-changing idea 32 years ago: Wouldn’t it be great for families of seriously ill children to have a less stressful, more familiar “home away from home” while the kids undergo treatment at nearby Knoxville hospitals?
Tennessee’s first Ronald McDonald House opened in Knoxville on March 8, 1985. Over the years, the Ronald McDonald House at 1705 W. Clinch Avenue in Fort Sanders has been a blessing to more than 52,000 people from 41 states and 10 foreign countries.
CAMA’s “Volunteer Your Dollar” campaign aims to help the Ronald McDonald House help more families in need – $1 at a time. All proceeds collected from patrons of the participating businesses and restaurants will be given to the Ronald McDonald House of Knoxville.
From now through the University of Tennessee fall 2017 football season, the Cumberland Avenue Merchants Association will be giving back. CAMA’s “Volunteer Your Dollar” campaign aims to help the Ronald McDonald House help more families in need – $1 at a time. All proceeds collected from patrons of the participating businesses and restaurants will be given to the Ronald McDonald House of Knoxville.
CAMA hopes to raise more than $10,000 through the April 22 Orange and White Game, with more donations to be collected over the summer and fall.
“For families facing financial struggles and worried about the treatment for their children, the non-profit Ronald McDonald House can really be a godsend,” says Joe Burger, owner of the McDonald’s restaurant franchise located at 1720 W. Cumberland Ave.
“Having this facility available lessens some of the burden that these families are facing. It helps them to be able to focus more solely on getting their children healthy again and not be distracted by having to find a place to live while the kids are in the hospital.”
