FLORENCE-The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Alabama is seeking to establish an Alabama specialty license plate. In order for the plate to go into production, they must receive 1,000 commitments to purchase by May 31, 2016. They are less than 200 away. The first 1,000 who sign up for the car tag will receive the tag for free. Katherine Estes Billmeier, Executive Director at RMHCA added, “Our hope is the Ronald McDonald House license plate becomes the choice at renewal time for all our supporters throughout the coming years. This will be one of many ways to help keep families close when they need support the most.”
I am writing to you about the Ronald McDonald House because it is near and dear to my heart. In 2013 when my daughter was born two months premature and hospitalized in the NICU at UAB Hospital, my family was able to stay in the Ronald McDonald House for six weeks until our daughter was released. My family is one of thousands across the South who have benefited from the Ronald McDonald House. In 2014, four Lauderdale County families stayed in the Ronald McDonald House while their child received care in a Birmingham hospital. – William Smith, Lauderdale County License Commissioner
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About Ronald McDonald House Charities
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Alabama (RMHCA), a non-profit, 501 (c) (3) organization, providing a safe, affordable, supportive home away from home for sick or injured children and their families when they travel to Birmingham for medical treatment. In 2015, the charity cared for 705 families from across Alabama, 14 other states, and 3 other countries, Canada, Singapore and Venezuela. The Ronald McDonald Family Room at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa serves both the Pediatrics and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and provides a place for parents and siblings of hospitalized children to go put their feet up, watch television, plug in to work on the computer, wash clothing, and play, all while remaining footsteps from the bedside of their child.
Media Release/William Smith
Lauderdale County License Commissioner
