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Since 2015, Payworks has been a National Partner of Ronald McDonald House Charities® Canada (RMHC); the everlasting organization that supports Ronald McDonald Houses and their programs in Canada. Ronald McDonald Houses provide a home away from home for families with sick children being treated at a nearby hospital.Throughout the year, Payworks supports numerous RMHC® across the country. Offices in each province are actively involved in McHappy Day through volunteer efforts or by purchasing delicious Big Macs. Our staff has rolled up their sleeves to participate in the Home for Dinner program, the Family Meal Program, and have used their Payworks Pay It Forward Days to volunteer.
In 2015, Payworks started the Adopt a Room program with Ronald McDonald House British Columbia by adopting the Salmon River room in River House (Room 303) and has continued to sponsor Room 303 ever since.
Between January and December 2017, the Salmon River room hosted 46 kids and their families while the kids received treatment (the main reason for families staying was Oncology). The average length of the stay was seven nights, with Room 303 being occupied for 314 nights of the year. The longest stay by one family was a total of 54 nights. The families that stayed in the Salmon River Room travelled there from Trail, Rossland, Whitehorse, 100 Mile House, Victoria, Kitimat, Terrace, Nanaimo, and Kelowna for treatment at the BC Children's Hospital in Vancouver. A total of 241 dinners and breakfasts were served by community groups to those families.
Payworks is continuing to sponsor Room 303 in 2018. We're proud to help give families more than just a place to stay.
