Gifts from the Northeast Texas Cooperative to Ronald McDonald House Charities, which includes scholarships and other child-related programs, annually total between $ 300,000 to $ 500,000. Additionally, since 1988, McDonald’ s restaurants in the Northeast Texas area have given a combined total of $ 15 million. Surprisingly, Floyd said that the majority of those funds came from the sales of French fries. Turns out McDonald’ s French fries are not only good but also help a good cause.
LOCALS WHO FUNDRAISE FOR RMH DALLAS
Maggie Minter and her husband, Kyle, own a home in Ponta, and are frequent visitors to“ the farm” where their home is located. Their regular residence is in Denton. Maggie is the Technical Service Manager – Western Region for a company called IB Roof Systems. That company, founded by Larry Stanley and now run by Jason Stanley, is a regular contributor to the Ronald McDonald House of Dallas.
“ We have an annual golf tournament to raise money for Ronald McDonald House of Dallas,” Minter said.“ We will have architects, engineering firms, roofing companies, people from the IB team, and many more joining us that day. People come from all over the country to participate. Anyone is welcome to play.”
All proceeds go to Ronald McDonald House, and Minter said that last year, the company was able to donate $ 25,000 to the RMH of Dallas. This year’ s event will be April 27 at Timarron Country Club in Southlake. A foursome is $ 1,500, and the link to register is https:// birdease. com / HeartsOnTheGreen.
In addition to the proceeds from the tournament, the company has also donated roofing material to a RMH in Ohio and San Diego and will be donating material to the new RMH opening in Fort Worth later this year.
DONATIONS ACCEPTED AND ENCOURAGED Other ways to help those staying at Ronald Mc- Donald houses include donating directly to the organizations. The website for Ronald McDonald House of Greater Houston is https:// rmhchouston. org /.
Anyone wanting to help can access the website, then click on“ Donations,” to be directed to a page with two avenues for giving. A Wish List is also available through Amazon. For the Dallas and Fort Worth locations, the website is rmhdallas. org. Anyone wanting to donate to those facilities can access the website and go to“ Donate Here,” where the donor will be directed to a page with donation information. Monetary gifts can also be mailed to McDonald House of Dallas, 4707 Bengal Street, Dallas, TX 75235.
All donations benefit a child or family in crisis due to a medical situation. Donations can be made in honor or memory of someone.
HOW TO DONATE TO RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
– Drop your change in the donation box when you visit a McDonald’ s restaurant
– Mail checks to McDonald House of Dallas, 4707 Bengal Street, Dallas, TX 75235.
– Mail checks to McDonald House of Fort Worth, 1001 8th Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76104
– Visit ronaldmcdonaldhouse. org, rmhdallas. org, rmhfw. org or rmhchouston. org and use the‘ Donate’ tab
22 Jacksonville Progress | Spring 2026