Get Involved - Parliament

McHappy Day

Published on: November 2024

Record: HANSARD-1323879322-148717

McHappy Day

Ms FELICITY WILSON (North Shore) (16:39:40):

Every year McDonald's puts on its largest fundraiser, McHappy Day, which raises much-needed funds for Ronald McDonald House Charities. In 2023 McHappy Day raised over $6.4 million to help Ronald McDonald House Charities to provide more than 40,000 nights of a home away from home for seriously ill or injured children and their families while they undergo treatment in hospital. That makes me, and everyone here, McHappy. This year for McHappy Day I joined McDonald's in my local communities at Cremorne and North Sydney. I was put to work behind the counter, cooking my favourite chicken nuggets, handing food out at the drive through, taking and packing orders, making coffees, as well as shilling for donations from customers. I think this is the closest that I will get in comparison to Donald Trump. I acknowledge Lachlan, manager of the North Sydney McDonald's at Victoria Cross station, which has only been open for a few months. I thank Vivek, store manager of Cremorne McDonald's, for welcoming me into his store and letting me get behind the counter, particularly the drive-through. I thank the entire team behind McHappy Day. I am inspired by the work that they have done for seriously ill children across our country. I look forward to watching the Ronald McDonald House Charities flourish in the future.