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Ronald McDonald House Charities of the New York Tri-State Area Awards Saint Barnabas Medical Center $7500 LIVINGSTON, N.J. – Ronald McDonald House Charities of the New York Tri-State Area (RMHC-NYTSA) recently awarded $7,500 to Saint Barnabas Medical Center. This grant benefits children and adolescents admitted to the Medical Center’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Funding from the RMHC-NYTSA will be used by Saint Barnabas to purchase portable ultrasound equipment to reduce the anxiety and discomfort that can accompany needle sticks. “We are so excited about all of the worthwhile programs that we are able to fund this year,” said Gerald McCoy, RMHC President of the New York Tri-State Area. “It’s wonderful to partner with not-for-profit organizations working to better the community and to support programs that benefit children. Through RMHC, McDonald’s is able to fulfill its commitment to lending a helping hand to aid and strengthen the communities that our restaurants serve.” Saint Barnabas Medical Center is New Jersey’s oldest and largest nonprofit, nonsectarian hospital, where traditionally more patients are treated annually than any other facility in New Jersey. About Ronald McDonald House Charities of the New York Tri-State Area Ronald McDonald House Charities of the New York Tri-State Area (RMHC-NYTSA) is working to better the lives of children and their families in our communities, by creating and supporting programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children in the areas of health, education, the arts, and civic and social services. Since 1992, RMHC-NYTSA has provided more than $5 million dollars to local non-profit organizations whose programs improve the well -being of children and their families. For further information on the Ronald McDonald House Charities, visit www.rmhcnynj.org. Organizations are welcome to submit proposals to receive grants from RMHC-NYTSA. The next deadline for grants to be submitted is Source: Ronald McDonald House Charities of The New York Tri-State Area & Saint Barnabas Medical Center FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 5, 2006 CONTACT PUBLIC RELATIONS: (973) 322-9903 [ top ] |
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