April 7, 2016 - Eighteen members heard a presentation from Mike Forness, executive director of the Spokane Ronald McDonald house.  It is designed to provide lodging for families of children receiving ongoing active hospital care when the families live over 40 miles or 40 minutes from Spokane.  They can accommodate up to 22 families at a time and usually have a waiting list of 15-20 families.  About 5-6% of their funding comes from McDonalds franchisees in the area ($1.3 million) and 9-10% of funding comes from customer donations at the canisters at McDonalds.  About 25% of canister donations go to McDonalds corporation to help fund $50,000 per house for expansion/creation.

The egg hunt was a success; Betz K-Kids are planning a car wash and the club set a date and time to plant flowers at the Care Center.