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Ronald McDonald House Charities

'Make our Oxford House a Home' Appeal

Help us raise the final £1 million to fit out and furnish our new 62 bedroom Ronald McDonald House at Oxford Children's Hospital.
£468,190
raised of £1,000,000 target
by 1336 supporters
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Closed on 01/07/2020
RCN England and Wales (802047), Scotland (SC040717)

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Help us raise the final £1 million to fit and furnish our new 62 bedroom Ronald McDonald House at Oxford Children's Hospital.

In 2020 we will open the doors to a new purpose built 62-bedroom Ronald McDonald House. It will provide free home away from home accommodation for families with seriously ill children in Oxford Children's Hospital.

As well as en-suite bedrooms, accommodating up to four people, the House will have large kitchens, dining areas, laundry rooms, lounges, a garden and children's playroom.

In the last 15 years the number of children needing treatment at Oxford Childrens Hospital has doubled. Its a regional centre of excellence so children from a wide geographical area are treated at the Hospital.

We currently have a 17 bedroom House on the top floor of Oxford Childrens Hospital. However, we arent able to help all the families who need us, and the House is too small to support families with babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Critical Care. In 2018, we had to turn away 300 families.

The Make our Oxford House a Home appeal will fund the final fit out and furnishings for the new House. We will create an environment that is homely and where families can stay together in comfortable rooms, close to their child in hospital. They can prepare homemade meals and relax and recharge so they can stay strong for their child in hospital.

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Ronald McDonald House Charities

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RCN England and Wales (802047), Scotland (SC040717)
Ronald McDonald House Charities UK is an independent charity providing free 'home away from home’ accommodation for families with children in hospital. Thanks to your donations, we are able to provide up to 530 families with accommodation each night so they can be together no matter what.

Donation summary

Total raised
£468,189.20
+ £42.50 Gift Aid
Online donations
£20,760.90
Offline donations
£447,428.30
Direct donations
£110.00
Donations via fundraisers
£20,650.90

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