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The Partnership
In 2001, Select Comfort became the Official Bed Provider for Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC) with a donation of 20 Sleep Number® beds to the Ronald McDonald House of New York City. The mission of Select Comfort is to improve people's lives by improving their sleep—nowhere is this more important than at the Ronald McDonald House.
Since 2001, Select Comfort:
Has donated more than 4,700 beds, 11,000 pillows and 500 bedding sheet sets to the 168 Ronald McDonald Houses in the United States and Canada.
Employees have volunteered more than 7,000 hours and donated more than $750,000 through employee payroll deductions and other fundraising activities.
Bedding accessory partners have donated more than $160,000 in bedding accessories. These partners include Carpenter Consumer Products, United Feather and Down, Leggett & Platt Inc., HomTex Inc., Liberty Carton Company, Winland Electronics and Transport Design Inc.
Plus, more than 65 celebrities and professional athletes own the Sleep Number bed, support Select Comfort's partnership with RMHC and have donated beds to the charity.
Sixth Year as the Official Bed Provider for RMHC
In 2007, Select Comfort is donating approximately 1,000 beds to Ronald McDonald Houses, along with increased volunteer and monetary support. The company's goal is to fill the more than 5,000 bedrooms with Sleep Numberr beds in Ronald McDonald Houses throughout the United States and Canada.
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- Volunteer Support
Select Comfort employees play an integral role of each bed donation to Ronald McDonald Houses. Local employees assist with the delivery and set-up of Sleep Number beds and also visit their local house on a regular basis to deliver bedding accessory donations. Many employees also volunteer at their local Ronald McDonald House beyond product donations, to help impact their local community and live out the company's mission of improving people's lives.
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The Charity
The first Ronald McDonald House was created through the leadership of Fred Hill, a former Philadelphia Eagles player, and his wife Fran, who grew tired of sleeping on hospital furniture while their young daughter received leukemia treatments. Each House is run by a local nonprofit organization comprised of members of the medical community, business and civic leaders, parents/volunteers and McDonald's owners/operators.
Families staying at Ronald McDonald House are asked to make a donation ranging from $5 to $20 per day; if that is not possible, their stay is free. The average stay is approximately eighteen days and, since 1974, the program has helped more than 10 million family members nationally.
Ronald McDonald House is the cornerstone program of Ronald McDonald House Charities®, a nonprofit, 501(c)(3). The Charity creates, finds and supports programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children worldwide through its global network of local chapters. For more information, visit Ronald McDonald House Charities.
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Corporate Social Responsibility
In addition to the company's partnership with Ronald McDonald House Charities®, Select Comfort supports the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and dozens of other nonprofit organizations that are dedicated to improving people's lives.
Select Comfort also works with the American Red Cross to implement a special disaster relief discount program to help victims of natural disasters rebuild their homes and communities.
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