In light of recent Typhoon Odette (Rai), McDonald’s Philippines, through its charity of choice, Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC), has committed to serve an additional 120,000 meals from its initial pledge of 20,000, through the generosity of its partners, Megaworld, Emperador Distillers, Dr. Andrew Tan and another 10,000 meals from Genosi, and other corporate and individual donors. The fast-food chain will now be serving 150,000 meals for communities affected by the super typhoon through their McDonald’s Kindness Kitchen program.
In partnership with Coca-Cola, Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF), the Naval Reserve Command Multi-Sectoral Linkaging Committee, Philippine Airlines, and Makati Medical Center Foundation Inc., McDonald’s Kindness Kitchen will be able to reach and serve affected communities in Cebu, Bohol, Iloilo, Surigao, Leyte and Palawan. McDonald's franchisees in said areas are also mobilizing to provide meals.
“In the aftermath of Typhoon Odette, it is devastating to see the damage it has brought to the lives and livelihood of our kababayans, especially during this Christmas season,” said Kenneth S. Yang, McDonald’s Philippines president and CEO and RMHC president. “Now more than ever, we all need to work together to provide them with relief and help them rebuild. At McDonald’s, we are always guided by our core value of malasakit, and our immediate response is our commitment to serve 20,000 meals. We will continue to work with our partners both in the private and public sector for other opportunities to extend assistance to the hard-hit areas of Typhoon Odette.”
For those who wish to donate, bank deposits can be made through the following RMHC Bank Accounts:
Account Name: Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Philippines, Inc.
Metrobank Account Number:
CA #347-7-34755805-9
BPI Account Number:
CA #3021-4107-47
BDO Account Number:
CA #01-7080-12767
Donations can also be made through McDonald’s stores nationwide via BPI or GCash QR code or by visiting rmhc.org.ph.
The Kindness Kitchen is a program of RMHC, which aims to serve meals to those in need and affected communities, medical health workers, and other frontliners like the police, LGU volunteers, and government agencies; and extend help to the different marginalized sectors without access to food. Since it began operations in 2020, McDonald's Kindness Kitchen has served over 550,00 meals.