The Estevan McDonalds had its best year ever when it comes to raising money for Ronald McDonald House in Saskatoon through McHappy Day.
The annual nationwide event was held on May 8. A dollar from the sale of each Big Mac, Happy Meal and McCaf茅product was directed to Ronald McDonald House. Total donations for the day came in at $4,696.15.
鈥淭his year we tried something different. We contacted all of the schools in Estevan, and they went ahead and participated by 鈥� ordering Happy Meals and Big Macs for a hot school lunch,鈥� said Christine Jenish, who is one of the franchisees of the local restaurant.
Bienfait Weldon School held a fundraiser as well.
Each year a representative from Ronald McDonald House comes to the restaurant to greet customers as they come in to support McHappy Day. Also, a local family is selected that has benefitted from Ronald McDonald House in the past.
This year it was the Millions family, who have a daughter that has stayed at Ronald McDonald House.
鈥淚t was a very busy day for us,鈥� said Jenish. 鈥淲e certainly had lots of people coming through.鈥�
People could also purchase red hearts and write their names on them. Those hearts were then displayed around the store.
Jenish said they didn鈥檛 set a goal this year, due to the state of the local economy. They did not want to set an objective, and then not meet it, or find out that it was set too high.
鈥淐oming in at the highest number we ever had for donations for the Ronald McDonald House really surprised me. Our community is absolutely fantastic when it comes to going ahead and supporting any fundraisers,鈥� said Jenish.
