RMHC® of Maine Awards Grant Funding

Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Maine Awards Grant Funding to Twelve Maine Organizations Totaling $103,800 in 2008

RMHC of Maine’s new website, www.rmhcmaine.org, provides grant application information. Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC) of Maine recently announced that in 2008 it awarded $103,800.00 in funding to twelve Maine non-profit organizations. Since its founding in 1989, RMHC of Maine has awarded more than $1.5 million in charitable grants to programs that positively impact families and children across Maine.

RMHC of Maine is a non-profit organization whose mission is to help children live happier, healthier and more productive lives. While the Portland and Bangor Ronald McDonald Houses® are the cornerstone of the charity, RMHC of Maine’s support goes beyond the Houses.

In 2008, RMHC of Maine awarded funding to the following organizations:

• Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine, Portland
• Broadreach Family & Community Services, Rockland/Belfast
• Camp Sunshine, Casco
• Easter Seals Maine, Statewide Outreach
• Equestrian Therapeutic Riding Center, Biddeford
• Fort Kent Food Pantry, Fort Kent
• Jobs for Maine Graduates, Statewide Outreach
• New England Film Academy, Portland
• Old Town/Orono YMCA, Old Town and Orono
• Penobscot Community Health Center, Bangor
• Ronald McDonald Family Room, Maine Medical Center, Portland
• Ronald McDonald House, Bangor

RMHC of Maine recently launched a new website, www.rmhcmaine.org. There, in addition to information about the Charities, non-profit organizations will find information about the grant application process and qualifications to apply.  Those wishing to make a donation to RMHC of Maine will find the necessary contact information on the site as well. More information is also available by phoning: (207) 990-2763.

About Ronald McDonald House Charities
RMHC of Maine was founded in 1989 by the owner- operators of McDonald’s® restaurants in Maine and Eastern New Hampshire who had a vision of giving back to the community through supporting the children of Maine.  Since then, RMHC of Maine has grown from a small not-for-profit organization to a powerful force of change in our communities and in our children’s lives. Over the past 19 years, RMHC of Maine has granted more than $1.5 million to local children’s programs that have made a measurable impact in our communities. For more information about the Ronald McDonald House Charities, visit www.rmhcmaine.org. 

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