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1974
An Idea is Born
Fred Hill, a father of a child with leukemia and Philadelphia Eagles football player, along with his wife Fran, prompted the efforts of an NFL team, the local children’s hospital, the McDonald’s restaurant chain and the citizens of Philadelphia to build the first Ronald McDonald House.
1981
Friends of K.I.D.S., Inc. is established
Friends of K.I.D.S., Inc. was established by representatives of Neo-Fight, Candlelighters and local McDonald’s Owner/Operators to pursue the opening of a Ronald McDonald House in Columbia.
May 21, 1983
The First Ronald McDonald House Opens
After a fundraising drive, Columbia’s first Ronald McDonald House opened at the corner of Stadium and Monk Drive.
2010
MU Women’s & Children’s Hospital Opens
MU Health Care’s Women’s and Children’s Hospital opened at their current location on Keene Street, prompting RMHC to accelerate efforts to build a new House within walking distance of the hospital.
October 30, 2013
The new Ronald McDonald House Opens
The new House, which features 18 guest rooms all with private bath facilities, opens. Since that time, we have served thousands of kids and their families.
May 10, 2019
Lunch on the House begins
Complimentary sack lunches are served to families in the neonatal and pediatric units at MU Health Care Children’s Hospital, Boone Hospital, and the Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment.
April 2024
Ronald McDonald Family Room
The Ronald McDonald Family Room opens in the new MU Children’s Hospital.
June 2024
MU Children’s Hospital & Birthing Center Opens
MU Health Care’s announcement that Children’s Hospital would move back to the main campus prompted RMHC’s Board of Directors to sell the Ronald McDonald House at 3501 Lansing Ave., and build the new House at 1110 S. College Ave. The new hospital opened in June 2024.
June 2024
The New Ronald McDonald House Opens!
The new House at 1110 S. College Ave opens, which features 24 guest rooms all with private bath facilities.
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