We are currently experiencing technical difficulties with our website.  Please bear with us as we continue to work on the problem. Thank you for your patience. Did you know...McDonald’s restaurants donate a portion of proceeds from every Happy Meal® and Mighty Kids Meal® sold in the U.S.  to RMHC – benefiting thousands of sick children and their families who rely on our programs.  Visit HAPPYMEAL.COM to send someone a Happy Card, and learn more about Ronald McDonald House Charities. Ronald McDonald House of the Four States is actively seeking Volunteers to support all aspects of House operations.  Volunteers help by checking families in and out, conducting House tours, housekeeping, errands, answering phones, providing meals and providing overnight coverage.  For more information please contact House Manager Shirley Hylton  at 417-624-2273. NEW!! Attend one of our "Introduction to Volunteering" meeting to find out if volunteering at our House is right for you.   Click here for our 2013 meeting schedule. Events for May 2013 Going on Now! Ronald McDonald House is holding its Annual Christmas Sale at Southside Antique Mall in Joplin.  We have gift items, decorations and stocking stuffers galore, all used on our Gift of Light, Gift of Love trees from 2007 through 2011.  Multiple quantites of some items are available.  Shop early for best selection! Click here for a flier. Catalog of items now on line.  Click Here to view catalog and price list.  May 1 - 31, 2013 Beimdiek Insurance is holding its annual Mega Fan Dome Community Grant Project.  Help our Ronald McDonald House qualify for one of four $1,000 grants to be awarded by Biemdiek's 2013 Mega Fan Dome Community Grant Project.  You can vote for our Ronald McDonald House daily on Facebook through May 31, 2013.  Follow the link to cast your vote:  https://www.facebook.com/themegafandome May 18, 2013 Webb City Farmers Market will partner with Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Four States  on Saturday, May 18 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. for their "Cooking for a Cause" campaign. All proceeds from breakfast will benefit our Ronald McDonald House.  Click here for a flyer. May 23, 2013 Chuck E. Cheese in Joplin, Missouri will donate a portion of their proceeds to our Ronald McDonald House every fourth thursday from 3:00 p.m. to close.  This is a great opportunity to enjoy a fun meal and benefit our House at the same time! Click here for a flier. SAVE THE DATE Click here for events coming up in June, July, August and September 2013 WE'VE GOT PICTURES!! If you missed any of our fundraisers or events  this year, or in previous years, visit our Site Map page for a list of  pictures. Click here to see the many ways you can help the Ronald McDonald House Charities!

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Welcome to Our House!      Ronald McDonald House is the cornerstone program of Ronald McDonald Charities of the Four States.  It is a "home-away-from-home" for the families of seriously ill children (0 - 18 years) and ill expectant mothers being treated at nearby Freeman Hospitals and Mercy Hospital Joplin. Ronald McDonald House of the Four States opened July 27, 1998. Our 10,054 square foot main level includes: * Ten large bedrooms, each with its own private bath * Two large family rooms, one with a self-contained children's play area * Kitchen and laundry facilities * Two conference rooms * A chapel * An outdoor play area * A patio and garden Our 3,946 square foot lower level insludes a recreation area, and four additional bedroom suites for expansion. Since registering our first guest on August 20, 1998, our House has served over two thousand three hundred families from thirty-five different states and two foreign countries. Our House has served families from over two hundred and forty-five communities in our Four State area of Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. Over one hundred and twenty active volunteers help with all aspects of the House, including support and services to families, and night managerial duties.  Ronald McDonald House of the Four States is part of the only worldwide service of 325 Ronald McDonald Houses in 32 countries and regions.     Search the web with GoodSearch.com and each time you do a search, GoodSearch will donate about a penny to our cause! Shop online at GoodShop.com and a percentage of each purchase will be donated to our cause! More than 600 top stores are participating including Amazon, Target, Staples, Best Buy and more! Donate Now! Three ways to help RMHC of the Four States on line!  Click the icon, and Buy an item shown, with a percentage of proceeds going to Ronald McDonald House of the Four States; Sell an item and donate a percentage of your proceeds to RMHC; or simply Donate any amount through ebay Giving Works (a $3.75 fee is deducted for processing, or you can choose to donate + $3.75 so that RMHC receives the full donation).

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