Help Children in Need

Support McHappy Day

McDonald's commitment to giving back to the communities we serve has been a core value since Ray Kroc founded the Golden Arches more than 50 years ago. Since 2002, we've brought together our Owner/Operators, employees, suppliers and customers worldwide to raise nearly $150 million for Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) and other local children's charities in an annual fundraiser now known as McHappy Day. Read more below...

Show Your Support for McHappy Day Online:

1. Update your profile or avatar photo on social networking sites (such as Facebook, Twitter, Orkut, MySpace, 51, L'Internaute, StudiVZ, Mixi, and Tuenti) with the McHappy Day badge. Right click "save picture as" to download the badge below.

2. Use your social network connections to spread the word about McHappy Day.

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3. Embed a badge on your blog or Web site, it will automatically link back to this page to provide others with information on McHappy Day.

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4. "Give A Hand for Ronald McDonald House Charities" on Facebook by clicking on the link below. In honor of McHappy Day and the 35th Anniversary of the first Ronald McDonald House, McDonald’s USA will donate $1 for each Hand shared through the RMHC Give a Hand widget on Facebook, up to $35,000.

McHappy Day is here again - and we need your help

You can make a real difference by joining our campaign online and uploading and sharing McHappy Day information on your personal social networking sites. This simple act will help raise further awareness and consequently funds for children in need.

Funds raised from McHappy Day support vital children's causes in local communities around the globe. In Mexico, more than 5,000 children now have hearing aids. In Slovenia, playgrounds were built at children's hospitals and funds raised helped support local orphanages. In Bulgaria, donations went to children's cancer and leukemia hospital departments. Money raised in Malaysia helped pay for corrective surgery for children with cleft palates. In the US seventy-five percent of the funds raised from McHappy Day efforts will benefit local RMHC Chapters, their children's causes and their communities. The remaining 25% benefits the Charity's global network of programs.

It's amazing what we can do when we join together, so please help us make a difference by spreading the word about McHappy Day online. Let's all do what we can to help children in need.

Learn More About McHappy Day Around the World

McDonald's restaurants around the world celebrate McHappy Day by conducting local fundraising activities. These vary by restaurant and include such things as donations made by McDonald's restaurants from product sales, community events and benefit concerts. Learn more about the charitable work McDonald's does in your community and around the world by visiting one of the McDonald's sites around the world.