breakfast. Stetson loves Southwest Airlines because they all know him and love him and treat him like family and let him help.”
Lovett also explained how staying at RMH has helped financially.
“ Going from a hospital paying thousands in incidentals I never got back, and having to order meals out almost every day got very tiring and expensive,” she said.“ They truly make it feel like home here. They offer a specialty kitchen for immuno-compromised oncology [ bone marrow transplant ] kids, where we can cook and prepare separately from everyone else, and it is great.”
JACKSONVILLE MCDONALD’ S DONATIONS
Lynann Young and her son, William, own and operate McDonald’ s restaurants in Jacksonville, Rusk, Fairfield and Mexia. The venture began in 2002. She said she was surprised to find that not many are aware of how much their donations help those who stay at the Ronald McDonald houses.
“ When they use a credit card, and we ask them to round up, every extra amount goes directly for RMH support,” she said.“ A portion of every sale of French fry order also goes to support the cause.”
Lynann said she also did not initially realize the importance of such gifts. When her son was younger, his baseball coach and wife had a set of twins, and
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