14 Jan AbbVie Donation

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern Colorado (RMHCSC) is the recipient of a $4.8-million donation from AbbVie, a research-based global biopharmaceutical company.

This donation will directly benefit the construction of a new, larger Ronald McDonald House in nearby Colorado Springs.

The Southern Colorado donation is part of a greater $100 million dollar grant given to Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) and represents the largest single gift in RMHC’s history.

AbbVie’s gift helps support housing and family-centered services for pediatric patients and their families during hospital treatment across the United States.

“We are extremely grateful for this generous gift from AbbVie,” said Beth Alessio, executive director of RMHC Southern Colorado.

“This donation moves us considerably closer to our $10 million construction goal and provides us with a real opportunity to open alongside the new Children’s Hospital Colorado, Colorado Springs in the spring of 2019. Our hope is to provide seamless support for families with immediate needs, giving them the ability to remain close to their children even during this transition.”

RMHCSC must still raise $2 million to complete the new building project. Generous individuals, groups, organizations, foundations and local companies who wish to partner in creating an ongoing legacy have opportunities to support the new House through donations, room adoptions and naming tiles.