You forgot to mention Ed started it....
https://intheloop.mayoclinic.org/2019/07/16/remembering-ed-pompeian-a-gift-of-life-to-many/
With all that running around, I fully expected you to stop and grab me that 50 ml bottle of bourbon I needed.....
Don't know your address or you might have found something on your stoop.
As for Ed, he was a founder of the gift of life transplant house, different place. The McDonald house in Rochester was started as Northland house, by four local families including Bill and Barb Wenick. I was unable to find the names of the other 3 families.
And RMH started out as Northland house. Phil Henoch was the driving force in getting the McD support.
PS as a bit of trivia I was in Cardiac Rehab on Gonda 4 with Ed and his wife back in 2005...
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Four Rochester, Minnesota area families united together around a common vision: to provide a home-away-from-home for families with seriously ill children. Today, the Ronald McDonald House® of Rochester, Minnesota carries out their dream, serving an ever-increasing number of families in need of comfort, care and hope.
These families reached out to doctors, nurses, social workers, business leaders and community members with a goal of securing a home for families with ill children, a home where children, siblings and parents could support one another as they shared similar medical scenarios – as well as a home where they could share the responsibility and costs, of day-to-day living.
In 1980, they realized their goal with the formation of Northland Children’s Services, a nonprofit organization established to operate a 12-bedroom home for families with seriously ill children.
The House, located at 613 Second St. SW, operated for 10 years as Northland House. Then, due to the efforts of a strong core of volunteers as well as the support of then McDonald’s owner/operator Phil Henoch, the Northland House was invited to become a licensed Ronald McDonald House® in 1990.
The affiliation with Ronald McDonald House® gave children and their families a common “face” to look for, a smiling clown after whom the home is named. It also provided higher visibility and recognition in our own community, and enhanced our ability to raise much-needed funds to support daily operations.
The Ronald McDonald House® of Rochester, Minnesota operated for another five years at its original site on Second Street. In the meantime, an active board was pursing expansion opportunities and set its site on a new, accessible home, that would serve even more children and families each year.
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And yes they still have the little houses to put your pop tabs in.