Ronald McDonald House Charities supporting HeartKids

HKA CEO recently had the pleasure of meeting the CEO of Ronald McDonald House Charities. Malcolm Coutts informed Neil of a number of new programs and initiatives that they have developed that are open to heart kids and their parents to use. These include:
Ronald McDonald Learning Program:
This program involves one on one tutoring provided at the child’s own school. With CHD being shown to affect the learning of children in up to 50% of cases, this could be a great program to assist our children with any learning difficulties.
Ronald McDonald Family Retreats:
These superb holiday homes are situated right around the country and are available to families who have had a seriously ill child to enjoy some respite. Although bookings in holiday periods are always strong, there are numerous places available during school terms and weekends.
RMHC – Charlie Bell Scholarships:
These scholarships provide financial assistance towards vocational studies for those who have experienced serious illness. This will hopefully allow these children to fulfil their career dreams and are available to help with university fees, apprenticeship tools, books etc.
Ronald McDonald Houses:
RMHC now has 13 of these houses throughout the country. These are available to those over 100km away from their home and whilst often taken up by cancer patients, are available to heart kids if space allows.
To learn more about these programs or to apply, simply call 1800 307 642 or log onto their website: http://www.rmhc.com.au