The Owens & Minor Foundation and Ronald McDonald House Charities Partner to Help Build Healthier Communities
November 07 2022 - 6:30AM
Business Wire
The Owens & Minor Foundation names Ronald
McDonald House Charities its first flagship philanthropic partner
with $500k gift and kickoff of national teammate engagement
campaign
The Owens & Minor Foundation today announced that it has
named Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC) its flagship
charity partner in a new collaboration that progresses The Owens
& Minor Foundation’s goal of helping to create healthier
communities. The partnership launches with a $500,000 donation from
The Owens & Minor Foundation to support RMHC programming that
directly improves the health and well-being of children and their
families and enhances RMHC mission delivery around the world.
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“Ronald McDonald House Charities serves millions of children and
their families around the world,” said Joanna Sabato, Chief
Marketing & Development Officer, RMHC. “We greatly appreciate
The Owens & Minor Foundation’s commitment to helping families
with children who are ill or injured access health care and
resources they need.”
The partnership will kick off with a national engagement
campaign offering Owens & Minor teammates a variety of
in-person and virtual volunteer opportunities that directly support
RMHC and its Chapters in eight U.S. communities where the company
has a major presence: Richmond, Virginia; Atlanta, Georgia; White
Plains, New York; Huntington Beach, California; Lexington, North
Carolina; Louisville, Kentucky; Salt Lake City, Utah and Downers
Grove, Illinois.
The selection of RMHC as The Owens & Minor Foundation’s
first flagship charity partner marks a milestone for the
organization as it continues formalizing Owens & Minor’s
longstanding legacy of service to customers, teammates and the
communities it operates in.
“Our partnership with RMHC embodies The Owens & Minor
Foundation’s dedication to working with organizations that share
our values and support our ongoing efforts to create meaningful,
positive impact in our communities,” commented Faith Cristol,
President, The Owens & Minor Foundation. “RMHC builds stronger
communities by giving the families it serves much-needed access to
medical care, and we are humbled to support this important
programming.”
RMHC represents a network of more than 260 Chapters in over 60
countries and regions that operate and support programs that help
keep families with children who are sick together and close to the
medical care they need. Owens & Minor’s contribution will
support the mission of RMHC both in the U.S. and globally by:
- Helping to provide more than 5,000 overnight stays for families
at a Ronald McDonald House or Ronald McDonald Family Room
- Offering ongoing in-person and virtual volunteer opportunities
for Owens & Minor teammates that help support the
family-centered approach to care
- Enhancing the mission delivery of Ronald McDonald House
Charities globally
For more information about The Owens & Minor Foundation
visit owens-minor.com/about/the-owens-minor-foundation.
About Owens & Minor and The Owens & Minor
Foundation
Owens & Minor, Inc. (NYSE: OMI) is a Fortune 500 global
healthcare solutions company integrating product manufacturing and
delivery, home health supply, and perioperative services to support
care through the hospital and into the home. Owens & Minor
drives visibility, control and efficiency for patients, providers
and healthcare professionals across the supply chain with
proprietary technology and solutions, an extensive product
portfolio, an Americas-based manufacturing footprint for personal
protective equipment (PPE) and surgical products, as well as a
robust portfolio of products and services for patients managing
chronic and acute conditions in the home setting. Operating
continuously since 1882 from its headquarters in Richmond, Va.,
Owens & Minor is a 140-year-old company powered by more than
20,000 global teammates. Learn more at https://www.owens-minor.com,
follow @Owens_Minor on Twitter and connect on LinkedIn at
www.linkedin.com/company/owens-&-minor.
Launched in May 2021, The Owens & Minor Foundation is
committed to building healthier communities through impactful
contributions to the charitable and civic organizations it serves,
in alignment with the Owens & Minor mission of Empowering Our
Customers to Advance Healthcare. Foundation activities focus
primarily on issues related to the environment, healthcare, and
diversity and inclusion.
About Ronald McDonald House Charities
Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC®), is a non-profit,
501(c)(3) corporation that creates, finds and supports programs
that directly improve the health and well-being of children and
their families. Through a global network of more than 260 Chapters
in over 60 countries and regions, RMHC enables, facilitates and
supports family-centered care through three core programs: the
Ronald McDonald House®, the Ronald McDonald Family Room® and the
Ronald McDonald Care Mobile®. RMHC programs help families with ill
or injured children stay together and near leading hospitals and
health care services worldwide, ensuring they have access to the
medical care their child needs while fully supported and actively
involved in their child’s care. For more information, visit
RMHC.org.
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