PlayCore Honored With Ronald McDonald House Big Red Shoe Award
(PRWEB) July 31, 2013 -- PlayCore was recognized with a Big Red Shoe award from the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Chattanooga at the organization’s annual meeting and scholarship awards banquet. The award recognizes PlayCore’s support and contribution through its employee giving fund to Chattanooga’s Ronald McDonald House.
Ronald Mc Donald House of Greater Chattanooga chooses a group of supporters each year to receive Big Red Shoe Awards for their contributions, which help families of critically ill or injured children.
Lisa Moore, PlayCore’s Senior Vice President of Strategic Services was on hand to accept the award, and added, “Our employees overwhelmingly chose Ronald McDonald House as one of their giving charities this year. The amazing support the organization provides to children and their families aligns greatly with our mission of giving back to the communities in which we live, work, and play. We are honored to be recognized by such a worthy cause.”
About PlayCore
PlayCore helps build stronger communities around the world by advancing play through research, programs, and partnerships. We infuse this learning into our complete family of brands.
We combine best in class planning and education programs with the most comprehensive array of recreation products available to create solutions that match the unique needs of each community we serve. Find out more about PlayCore at http://www.playcore.com
About Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Chattanooga:
Established in 1990, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Chattanooga provides a “home away from home” each year for approximately 600 families of critically injured and seriously ill children and supports programs that improve the health, education and well-being of children. RMHC of Greater Chattanooga is an independent, 501(c) 3 registered non-profit that operates solely on donations from individuals, businesses and foundations. The cornerstone programs are the 26-bedroom Ronald McDonald House, Ronald McDonald Family Room located inside Children’s Hospital at Erlanger and the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile, a mobile dental clinic providing free dental cleanings and examinations to underserved, school-age children in Tennessee Valley. Ronald McDonald House Charities also offers 40, $1,000 scholarships to area high schools’ seniors. For more information, please call (423) 778-4300 or visit http://www.rmhchattanooga.com.
Anne-Marie Spencer, PlayCore, http://www.playcore.com, 423-4253168, [email protected]
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