Brothers Evan and Nick Oslund pictured at the McDonald's on St.Clair St. in Chatham. Evan was born with Down Syndrome and diagnosed in 2014 with Leukemia, requiring his family to stay at the Ronald McDonald House in London for several months. (BlackburnNews.com file photo by Amanda Thibodeau)Brothers Evan and Nick Oslund pictured at the McDonald's on St.Clair St. in Chatham. Evan was born with Down Syndrome and diagnosed in 2014 with Leukemia, requiring his family to stay at the Ronald McDonald House in London for several months. (BlackburnNews.com file photo by Amanda Thibodeau)
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Local McHappy Day Raises $17,512

It looks like plenty of hot beverages, Happy Meals and Big Macs were gobbled up in Chatham-Kent.

McDonald's has announced that yesterday's McHappy Day sales in the region raised $17,512. The money raised will go to the Ronald McDonald House Southwestern Ontario.

For every McHappy hot beverage, Happy Meal, and/or Big Mac sold yesterday, McDonald's donated $1 to the cause.

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