Little Noah helps launch supersize appeal

Una and Noah Quish from Monaleen. Photo: Liam Burke

by Bernie English

bernie@limerickpost.ie

BRAVE Limerick toddler Noel Quish and his mum Una were on hand this week to help launch an appeal to make it possible for more parents and ill children to be close to each other during hospital treatment.

The Quish family from Monaleen received support from Ronald McDonald Housing Charity after Noah began treatment in Crumlin Hospital.

Una cares for four-year-old Noah, who has a rare chromosome condition, a heart condition, brain malformation, scoliosis, sleep apnoea and has undergone numerous surgeries.

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“Noah suffers from a number of conditions. In 2017, he had to have open heart surgery. Your life is turned upside down when something like this happens. When he was critically ill in hospital, Ronald McDonald House gave us a vital home away from home to be close to Noah,” said Una.

“Noah is a little fighter and has such a great attitude. Ronald McDonald House was a vital part of his journey to having a better life.”

McDonald’s Ireland has launched a new and easier way to donate to Ronald McDonald House Charities Ireland (RMHC) with the new ‘Round Up for RMHC Ireland’.

This new ‘donate at kiosk’ option gives customers the opportunity to ‘round up’ their purchase to the nearest whole euro or alternatively give a set donation. All money donated will go directly to Ronald McDonald House Charities Ireland.

This system of donation helps families with ill or injured children stay together with home-cooked meals, private bedrooms, fully equipped kitchens and laundry facilities close to Ireland’s dedicated children’s hospitals.

Even the smallest of donations can make such a big difference to families, spending time together in a ‘home-away-from-home’,” said Marian Carroll, Chairperson of Ronald McDonald House Charities in Ireland. 

“We could not achieve our mission of providing families a place to stay while their child undergoes medical treatment without support from the community and corporate partners like McDonald’s.

“For families of children receiving medical treatment, it is those nights and time together that gives them strength” she added.

Customers will have the opportunity to ‘Round Up for RMHC Ireland’ or give a set donation to the charity at the digital self-order kiosk. Customers simply select the ‘Round Up for RMHC Ireland’ button at checkout on the kiosk.

Ronald McDonald House Charities Ireland has supported over 4,300 families since first opening its doors 17 years ago. In 2020 alone, over 200 families from across the country stayed at RMHC Ireland. The average length of stay for a family in Ronald McDonald House last year was 20.5 nights.

 

 

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