McHappy Day at London Road McDonald's in Sarnia 2023. Photo courtesy of Sarah Woodley. McHappy Day at London Road McDonald's in Sarnia 2023. Photo courtesy of Sarah Woodley.
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Over 33K raised on McHappy Day for Noelle's Gift

Sarnia area residents ate their fair share of Big Macs and Happy Meals on Wednesday.

This year's McHappy Day raised a total of $33,424 for Noelle's Gift.

The money raised for the local children's charity will go towards essential resources for students including food, school supplies, clothes, glasses and shoes.

A portion of the proceeds from Wednesday's fundraiser will benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC).

In Sarnia-Lambton and Strathroy a combined total of just over $13,717 was raised for RMHC-SWO.

Over 280 Sarnia-Lambton families have used a program run by RMHC-SWO over the last five years, spending a total of 4,390 nights at RMHC while their children received necessary care.

On average, RMHC supports over 26,000 Canadian families each year.

Across the country on Wednesday, over $7.5 million was raised in support of RMHC and children's charities through McHappy Day.

In 2022, McDonald’s Canada set a goal to donate over $70 million to RMHC by 2026, to help nearly double the number of bedrooms for families across the country over the next ten years.

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