As Discovery Circle members are busily planning their first fundraiser of the year, Fries With That Wine, their leadership board has decided to offer new and renewing members one ticket to this March event and one ticket to the fall Pig Pickin' with the dues payment of $50 per person. Fries With That Wine was a quick sellout last year, so if you are under 35 and want to become more involved with Ronald McDonald House Charities of Jacksonville, send in your application today and pay your dues right here on the website. Just note after payment that it is for...

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Ticket proceeds ($25 each) for the Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open will all go to the charity you designate so sign up today to help RMHC Jacksonville by clicking right here on www.winndixiejacksonvilleopen.com/tickets/tickets.php?C=RMH.  This PGA TOUR Nationwide Tour event will be held on the TPC Sawgrass-Dye's Valley Course October 18-24, 2010. See the next generation of PGA TOUR stars compete in this first year event for Jacksonville, and save $10 from the At-Gate ticket price, all while helping the programs of RMHC Jacksonville!

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Helen Westbroook is the winner of a brand new flat screen television! She recruited the most donations in a 24-hour period, ending at 10pm Friday, January 15, 2010 for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Jacksonville. This experimental fundraiser was announced first at the UNF basketball game on Thursday night by alumna Megan Schumann and Board member Holly Tyrrell. Also watch for fundraisers put on by UNF Student Athlete Advisory Committee, including a February 26th talent show at the student union auditorium. Thank you for caring about our mission.

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There were decorated trees all around, there were gifts for everyone and a special Christmas dinner prepared by a local Navy squadron. It you didn't know better, you would have thought that the families enjoying puzzles and DVD movies together were one big happy family. And on Christmas night they were!  Thanks to the generosity of the Jacksonville community, the families who had to be in here for their child's medical treatment were treated to shopping at Wal Mart, homemade blankets, delicious sweets and many comforts of home. And they will have a happy memory of their 2009 holiday because they were together as...

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If you or someone you know has stayed at the Jacksonville Ronald McDonald House, please share your inspirational stories of how you or they have been impacted by our program on our Facebook Discussion Board. Just visit, www.facebook.com/rmhcjacksonville to get started. If you are not on Facebook, you may email your stories to mbreedlove@rmhcjax.org. Your story may be shared with RMHC Global for inclusion in a national advertising campaign kicking off in November. Thank you for sharing your story of hope with us!

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