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A Year In Review
Ronald McDonald House
- 5,751 nights
- 418 families
- 78% occupancy
- Average length of stay: 11 nights
- Our cost to provide lodging per night, per family: $72.00
- Average amount contributed by guests per night: $2.25
- Longest stay: 122 nights (family from Taylor County)
- Top five KY counties: Laurel (468 nights), Pike (340 nights), Knox (331 nights), Montgomery (255 nights), Pulaski (255 nights), and Madison (239 nights)
- 70% of nights of lodging were for families of preemies
- Furthest a family travel to stay at RMH of the Bluegrass: 6,814 miles (Japan)
Volunteer Program:
- 203 Shift Volunteers (4,434 hours)
- 172 Dinner Groups provided 95% dinner coverage throughout the year
- The number of Service Groups helping the House has more than doubled since 2011 (from 52 groups in 2011 to 111 in 2013)
Facility Upgrade:
- Long-term suites completely renovated from the studs up
- Local Eagle Scout project organized upstairs storage area with new shelving and paint
Guest Exit Satisfaction Survey:
- 256 of the 418 families participated in the survey (61%)
- 89% of respondents said, “Because I was able to stay near the hospital, I was better able to follow my child’s doctor’s instructions and recommendations.”
- 92% rated staff respect “Excellent”
- 100% would recommend staying at an RMH if there was a need
Pop Tab Program:
- $8700 was raised from donated pop tabs in 2013
- At an average of 70-cents-per-pound that means we collected 12,321 pounds or 15,475,713 tabs! Wowie!
Ronald McDonald Family Room
- 15,385 guests
- 1,693 patients benefitted
- 85 Volunteers
- 3,201 Volunteer hours (increasing the coverage in the Family Room by 14%)
- 10,000+ cups of McDonald’s coffee served
- 80 KY counties and 12 U.S. states were represented by guest of the Family Room
- Top KY counties benefitted include Fayette, Pulaski, Laurel, Knox, and Montgomery
Ronald McDonald Care Mobile
- Centered in Hazard, the Care Mobile cares for underserved children in Eastern Kentucky
- Over 2,000 children receive free dental care each year
- Children who receive these dental visits have significantly less dental fear than their parents’ generation
Ronald McDonald Grant Making Program
- 100% funded by McDonalds of Southeastern and Central Kentucky to directly benefit the children’s charities within their communities
- Potential match up to $25,000 per year by RMHC Global
- $15,000 awarded to date
- Over 2,725 children benefitted to date