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24.01.2022 By purchasing a pair of Silly Socks, you’ll help make a difference for many families with seriously ill children who rely on Ronald McDonald House Charities North Australia. Head into Macca’s and give a little to help a lot this McHappy Day. #KeepingFamiliesClose

24.01.2022 Thank you to all our amazing volunteers across the region and locally here in Cairns!

23.01.2022 We are so delighted to be the Charity of Choice for this fun and new family event Bring the entire family, all of your friends and enjoy this beautiful event all in air conditioned comfort All while raising much needed funds to keep our local families together in their greatest time of need Tag your friends, share this post and add it to the calendar ... #remaxeasteregghunt #KeepingFamiliesClose https://facebook.com/events/s/remax-easter-egg-hunt-2020/182408909861905/?ti=icl

21.01.2022 Thank you Cairns AFL

21.01.2022 Announcement It is with sadness and disappointment that we will need to cancel this years Ronald McDonald House Charity Gala and our Xmas Lights Ride. We've made this decision to insure everyone stays safe and well during these crazy Covid times. A special thank you to all our wonderful sponsors and supporters for your continued support, we wouldn't be where we are today without all your dedication and enthusiasm for our charity.... We look forward to seeing you all in 2021 ~ when we can get back to celebrating together and raising funds for families and sick kids See more

20.01.2022 A shout out to another one of our amazing Retreat supporters- Ian from Posh Photography Ian offers a free of charge family photo shoot to our visiting retreat family each week It allows them to capture much needed and sometimes very long awaited family memories ... The time and love that goes in each week is truly appreciated- Thank You Ian How incredible is our local community #KeepingFamiliesClose #localshelpinglocals

20.01.2022 Spots going fast Don’t miss out on a ride of a life time We are absolutely delighted to be partnering with Cape York Adventures for the Ultimate Bucket List Week... A charity ride like no other - culture, history, the infamous Telegraph Track, unmatched natural beauty and an unrivaled sense of achievement... All this, while raising much needed funds for our local sick kids and their families Register your interest now to avoid disappointment- spots are limited..This is an adventure that you will never forget Register at: www.capeyorkmtb.com.au/register Check out the link below for a sneak peek https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/

19.01.2022 #thankyoucairnsvolunteers

18.01.2022 McHappy Day results are IN! This McHappy Day, Australia showed their generosity by giving over $5M to support seriously ill children and their families. We’re forever grateful to everyone that donated to our cause. Your donations will go a long way here at RMHC North Australia and across the country. Thank you to our local community, and a big thanks to all the dedicated and hardworking owners, managers and crew at Macca’s who helped bring McHappy Day to life! #KeepingFamiliesClose

18.01.2022 Our volunteers are the heart and soul of our Charity! We appreciate their understanding in this challenging time. #ThankYou volunteers for your kindness and ongoing support in protecting our precious families. #KeepingFamiliesClose

15.01.2022 We had a the NQ Cowboys in town last week The boys are off to a great start this year and managed a win over the Broncos at a very wet Barlow Park! Thank you for taking the time to hear about our local charity and gifting us with some signed merchandise to auction off throughout the year! ... Good luck for the 2020 season #KeepingFamiliesClose #localshelpinglocals

14.01.2022 Thank you Cairns surf life saving and Cairns Surf woman Zara for your support

13.01.2022 #FeetUpForSickKids Look at one of our local FIFO charity families getting his and his workmates feet up for sick kids! Let’s have some fun with this and challenge others to show our support during these tricky times..... take a photo of your feet up at home or the office (in your silly socks - or funny feet wear if you can) upload on your socials and make sure you use #FeetUpForSickKids and tag us and Ronald McDonald House Charities North Australia make an OPTIONAL donation at https://bit.ly/feetupforsickkids Challenge your friends or workmates #KeepingFamiliesClose

12.01.2022 The 7 Cairns Marathon Festival has chosen our local charity as the charity of choice once again! Last year the event raised an incredible $30,000 to help our local sick kids and their families This year - the 42km marathon can be run as a relay in teams of 2 or 4... Local charity supporters - this is a fantastic way to keep fit, raise money and have lots of fun If you need a hand with setting up your fundraising page once you have registered, please message our page and we can help Time to get the running shoes on and start training #KeepingFamiliesClose #localshelpinglocals https://www.facebook.com/2227061254033885/posts/3491274277612570/?d=n&substory_index=0

12.01.2022 The amazing, generosity of our local community continues This week we extend our thanks to Vivo Palm Cove They provide our families a delicious breakfast at no cost every week and offer discounts for every other meal. They’ve been amazing supporters since our retreat started and we are truly grateful ... Please support the local businesses that support us and our families. Especially in this trying time in our beautiful region #KeepingFamiliesClose #localshelpinglocals

11.01.2022 Meet the beautiful Henriques Family, from Cairns. They recently spent a week at our Family Retreat and even headed out to the Reef thanks to one of the amazing local businesses that support our Family Retreat, Big Cat Reef Cruises. The Henriques family also stayed at Ronald McDonald House in Townsville for 22 nights in 2018 when Lulu and her twin sister Frankie were born. Read their story as told to The Cairns Post below. ... Photo: The Cairns Post ---------------------- In her short two years, little Lulu Henriques has gone through more hardships than most, so a little rain before her family embarked on a trip to Green Island did not dampen her smile and bubbly nature. The Brinsmead girl, a twin, was born with down syndrome and cardiac issues and has already had four open-heart surgeries. For most of 2019, she, her mother, Aleece Henriques, and other family members spent time in Brisbane as Lulu underwent the operations. Thanks to the partnership between Ronald McDonald House Charities and Big Cat Reef Cruises, the family including Lulu’s father, Carlos Henriques, and four siblings was given a Palm Cove retreat experience and took a day trip to explore Green Island on Friday. Lulu’s mother said the family time had been amazing after the difficulties of last year. She loves to be home, she’s been swimming this week and is having a ball, Mrs Henriques said. We spent most of last year in Brisbane spread out and split up, so it’s been a great week altogether. Just staying at the retreat’s been amazing in itself. Mr Henriques said: We had a hard time when the twins were born and to get away from it all is a big relief. Lulu’s doing really well now. She’s not there but she’s going great. Lulu’s older sister, eight-year-old Hazel, said she was glad to have the family back together again and that she was excited to finally see Green Island

11.01.2022 Today Ronald McDonald House Charities North Australia is celebrating our community volunteers! To the amazing Charity Gala Ball Committee here in Cairns and the other committees across the region, our Charity Ambassadors, our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Committee and our Board of Directors - we see you, and we can’t support our sick children and their families without you. #NVW2020 #ChangingCommunitiesChangingLives

11.01.2022 #InThisTogether #NRW2020

10.01.2022 Volunteers mean so much to us at Ronald McDonald House Charities North Australia! This year they have already donated over 4,500 hours of their time to support sick kids and their families across our five support programs. Erica is one of our House Heroes who started volunteering for the Charity in 2004. After having a short break, she is now back volunteering with us and has donated 120 hours of her time so far in 2020! #Thankyou to all of our wonderful volunteers for yo...ur time and support. #KeepingFamiliesClose

10.01.2022 It's National Volunteer Week! Today, we are so proud to share the impact our volunteers across the entire region had in 2019 - they helped us care for a record-breaking number of seriously ill children and their families! Whether it was at our hospital-adjacent House, our in-hospital Family Room, as part of our Learning Program, at our Family Retreat in Palm Cove, through our Hospitality Cart in Mount Isa or at one of our community or corporate events, our vollies had our backs! Thank you for your continued passion and support - we are forever grateful! #NVW2020 #ChangingCommunitiesChangingLives

10.01.2022 #FeelGoodFriday The Read family recently returned home with beautiful baby Korah after spending 23 nights with us at our Townsville House. This is their story ... "We were told we had to deliver our baby in Townsville due to complications in the womb, we were brought up three weeks prior to our due date, in a stressful time it was amazing that we could stay at Ronald McDonald House until we delivered our baby. At first it was so overwhelming and the thought about being away from our pets, support, and home was scary, but the team at Ronald McDonald House were nothing short of comforting - the House is so welcoming, warm and safe. Being so close to the hospital, there was no stress about driving to appointments and once we had our baby it was easy to visit her while she was in NICU. The House has absolutely everything you need for your stay and now that we are home I often say to my husband how I miss the Ronald McDonald House, I miss everything about it. The feeling that so many other people are in the same situation as you makes you more comfortable and gives a sense that everything will be okay, that you're not the only one going through such a hard time. We can’t thank everyone involved with this Charity and what is has to offer - it’s amazing it’s there for anyone to use." #KeepingFamiliesClose

08.01.2022 This week we extend our gratitude to Big Cat Green Island Reef Cruises Our families, every week have the opportunity to travel to Green Island, enjoy a buffet lunch, snorkel or try the glass bottom boat and soak up a day full of unforgettable family memories at no cost We are so blessed to be part of such a wonderful, generous business community. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts... Please continue to support the businesses that support our local charity #KeepingFamiliesClose #localshelpinglocals

06.01.2022 Thank you for your support Pace Project

05.01.2022 Have you heard about our #FeetUpForSickKids campaign? It's a fun, silly way to show your support for our sick kids during these times of isolation. It's easy to join in on the fun: take a photo of your feet up at home or the office upload on your socials, making sure you tag @rmhcnorthaustralia and use #FeetUpForSickKids make an optional donation at https://bit.ly/feetupforsickkids... Challenge your friends REPEAT! We can't wait to see what you've got! #KeepingFamiliesClose

04.01.2022 Even though Lisa, from Cairns, is far from her other children this Mother’s Day, she’s able to keep close to twins Boyd and Tautu by staying at our Townsville Ronald McDonald House while Tautu gains his strength in the Neonatal Unit. The twins were born at just 30 weeks and Lisa has spent nearly 150 nights with us already. Brave brother Boyd has been well enough to stay with mum at our House for some time now, and we know it’s not much longer until Tautu is well enough for th...e whole family to travel home! Today, we’re wishing Lisa, and all the beautiful mums, mums-to-be, mums who have loved and lost and all the mum figures out there a wonderful Mother’s Day. #KeepingFamiliesClose : Townsville Bulletin

03.01.2022 Expressions of Interest - Committee members - Ronald McDonald House Charity Gala - Volunteer The Annual Ronald McDonald House Charity Gala has become a popular feature on the Cairns Events Calendar and due to the event growing bigger each year, we now have an exciting opportunity for you to become involved If interested in joining our committee, please contact the page directly and we will give you the details of our first meeting... #KeepingFamiliesClose #localshelpinglocals

03.01.2022 McHappy Day is here, which means $2 from every Big Mac purchase goes to Ronald McDonald House Charities! Head into Macca’s to help make a difference in the lives of over 60,000 families with seriously ill children. From everyone at RMHC North Australia, thank you so much for your support. Every little donation goes a long way.

03.01.2022 We are absolutely delighted to be partnering with Cape York Adventures for the Ultimate Bucket List Week A charity ride like no other - culture, history, the infamous Telegraph Track, unmatched natural beauty and an unrivaled sense of achievement... All this, while raising much needed funds for our local sick kids and their families Register your interest now to avoid disappointment- spots are limited..This is an adventure that you will never forget ... Register at: www.capeyorkmtb.com.au/register Check out the link below for a sneak peek https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/

01.01.2022 Thank you Cairns Hockey