Body: Council Type: Budget Meeting: Public Date: 2023 Collection: Budgets Municipality: Frontenac County
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The Campaign for
Ronald McDonald House Ottawa
65% of children live outside of cities with a children’s hospital.
Ronald McDonald House Charities is Canada’s Family Care Charity
Ontario is home to four leading children’s hospitals. However, as our province spans over 6.5 thousand kilometers, travel for healthcare is essential. Families of sick children incur many unexpected costs as a result. Families from Lanark County and the surrounding area know this firsthand, as they must travel to Ottawa for specialized pediatric care that is unavailable at their local hospital. Our House has acted as a source of safety and support for families for almost 38 years. We have provided over 170,000 Nights of Comfort.
Ronald McDonald House Ottawa’s (RMHCO) core service is to provide Nights of Comfort to families in need.
The House currently has 14 bedrooms, a large communal kitchen and dining room, a library, a games room, a TV room, outside grounds to play in and more.
Our House runs at maximum capacity, frequently with multiple families on our wait list.
Frontenac County RHMC Ottawa has welcomed over 80 families from Frontenac County. We’ve saved families from Frontenac County approximately $320,400 in expenses that otherwise would have been paid out of pocket. Since 1984, Families from Frontenac County have spent 1,200 nights at RMHC Ottawa. Families from Harrowsmith, Battersea, Sydenham, and more.
Meet the Ritz Family from Perth, ON
Ronald McDonald House Charities Ottawa saved the Ritz family *
dollars while 17-year-old Austin sought treatment for leukemia and the complications that would follow. *as indicated by an economic impact report conducted by RBC.
Where are we?
RMHC Ottawa is a mere 167 steps away from CHEO.
This is an $22.7 million zero net carbon project that includes careful forecasting of the likely increases in construction costs while we plan, as well as all appropriate contingencies.
The expansion will be approximately 25,000 square feet in size and will add 22 new bedrooms to the existing 14.
Construction Costing and Approval Timeline 2021
Direction received to expand to 36 rooms by RMHC Global and RMHC Canada Class C Cost Estimate and Schematic Design are complete
2022
RMHCO is awarded $9.37 M from Infrastructure Canada’s Green and Inclusive Community Buildings Program
2023 Groundbreaking in April 2023 Public Launch of the Capital Expansion
Capital Campaign momentum 14 months to build grows, and with 80% of the funds committed we can proceed
Project and Design approved by CHEO Board of Directors Project Manager is hired, Class DD Estimate is Capital Campaign Quiet completed, as is Detailed Phase launched Design, and expansion is well underway
2024 (TBC)
Project is completed, doors are opened, and our waitlist is eliminated
The McDonald’s Relationship RMHC across Canada costs $30.4M a year to operate. McDonald’s Canada covers approximately 35% of the annual operating costs. The mission of RMHC across the country is simply too much for one corporation to shoulder, so we must rely on our generous community for additional support. Our local restaurants have generously committed $500,000 to our campaign outside of the corporation’s commitment to the charity in its entirety. We remain incredibly grateful for their support.
$9.37 million investment from the federal government On August 8th, 2022, the Federal Government announced a $9.37 million investment in our House from Infrastructure Canada’s Green and Inclusive Community Building Program. This investment will help our House grow faster, with our anticipated start date set for Spring 2023.
What is a green and inclusive build? In addition to eliminating our wait list and providing over 7,000 additional Nights of Comforts for families each year, our carbon-neutral House will be Rick Hansen Foundation Certified and built to the LEED Gold standard. Our incredible architects at IDEA Design have designed several buildings to the LEED standard and understands the nuances and of working to this design standard.
Fundraising - Current Donor Name
Date
Type
Amount
Government - Federal
8/8/2022
Pledge
$9,377,434.00
Ronald McDonald House Charities Ottawa
9/3/2020
Pledge
$4,500,000.00
CHEO Foundation
1/4/2022
Pledge
$500,000.00
Ottawa and Eastern Ontario McDonald’s Owner/Operators
11/3/2020
Pledge
$500,000.00
BMO Bank of Montreal
7/21/2022
Pledge
$250,000.00
RMHC Global
2/28/2022
Pledge
$200,000.00
Britton Smith Foundation
3/31/2021
One-time gift
$100,000.00
Cansel Survey Equipment Inc.
8/12/2021
Pledge
$100,000.00
Five B Family Foundation
2/7/2022
Pledge
$100,000.00
Taggart Parkes Foundation
6/23/2022
Pledge
$100,000.00
The Shabinsky Family Foundation All other donations (Board, staff, corporate, individuals, private foundations)
8/4/2021
Pledge
$100,000.00
RMHC Canada
6/30/2021
Total:
$413,240,611.43 Pledge
$2,200,000.00 $ 18,440,611.54
Finances
Contact Us
407 Smyth Road Ottawa, ON K1H 8M8 613-737-5523 www.rmhottawa.com christine@rmhottawa.com
