Fire – McDonald's Golden Goals Program Comes to a Close

Donation series to culminate during halftime of tonight's Chicago Fire – D.C. United match

 

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (Oct. 25, 2007) – Over the course of the 2007 Chicago Fire Regular Season, the McDonald's Owners of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana and the Ronald McDonald House Charities®  (RMHC) of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana have continued to support the FireWorks for Kids Foundation (FWFK). Through the Golden Goals Donation Program, McDonald's has donated $100 to the FireWorks For Kids Foundation for every regular season goal scored at home (16) by the Chicago Fire. The FireWorks For Kids Foundation has matched that sum and donate the entire amount to the Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana during halftime of tonight's Chicago Fire – D.C. United Eastern Conference Semifinal game (7:30 p.m. CT, ESPN2).

 

"The Chicago Fire and the FireWorks for Kids Foundation are proud to partner with Ronald McDonald House Charities® for the Golden Goals program," said Senior Director of Community Relations Donald Ortale. "Through this partnership we're able to support RMHC as they continue to build new homes and do great things for our community."

 

Cam Kennedy, Owner/Operator of McDonald's Owners of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana and Shane Johnson, Director of Development for the Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana will be in attendance during tonight's game for a check presentation during halftime with Ortale. This year the Fire scored 16 home goals, so McDonald's and FWFK will donate $1600 each for a total of $3,200.

 

“Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana is extremely grateful for the collaboration of the Chicago Fire, Fireworks for Kids Foundation and the McDonald Owner Operators for their support of our charity," said Shane Johnson, RMHC-CNI Director of Development.  Working together, this program helps support our mission of providing over 18,000 family nights at our four Ronald McDonald Houses here in the area.”

 

About FireWorks For Kids Foundation

Since 1998, the FireWorks For Kids Foundation, the charitable arm of the Chicago Fire, has made significant contributions to enhance the lives of disadvantaged youth throughout Chicagoland. Each year, the FWFK Foundation renews its commitment to enhance the lives of others by remaining focused on the mission of supporting organizations whose programs provide educational and recreational opportunities for economically or otherwise challenged children in and around Chicago.

 

About Ronald McDonald House Charities®

The three core programs of RMHC - the Ronald McDonald House, Ronald McDonald Family Room and Ronald McDonald Care Mobile - are focused on helping families in need. Our cornerstone Ronald McDonald House program began in 1974 based on a simple idea: Provide a "home away from home" for families of seriously ill children receiving treatment at nearby hospitals. Since that time, more than 10 million families around the world have benefited from the comfort provided by a Ronald McDonald House.