Reps. Bellino, Clemente, Crawford, Ellison, Greig, Lasinski, Marino, Maturen, Schor and Yaroch offered the following resolution:

            House Resolution No. 179.

            A resolution to declare October 15, 2017, as Ronald McDonald House Charities Global Day of Change in the state of Michigan.

            Whereas, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Michigan supports programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children and their families throughout the state; and

            Whereas, Ronald McDonald Houses in Grand Rapids, Lansing, Ann Arbor, and Detroit  provide lodging, meals, and support to families with children receiving treatment at local hospitals and medical centers; and

            Whereas, Ronald McDonald Family Rooms offer parents a place to rest and regroup inside hospitals while remaining near their child; and

            Whereas, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Michigan strives to create a community where children and their families embrace life and healing with a sense of hope, enthusiasm, courage, and joy; and

            Whereas, Ronald McDonald House Charities of  Michigan will participate in the Ronald McDonald House Charities Global Day of Change on October 15, 2017, which commemorates the opening of the very first Ronald McDonald House on October 15, 1974; and

            Whereas, Spare change dropped in donation boxes helped raise $28 million last year in the United States for Ronald McDonald House Charities and the families they serve; now, therefore, be it

            Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative body declare October 15, 2017, as Ronald McDonald House Charities Global Day of Change in the state of Michigan. We congratulate Ronald McDonald House Charities of Michigan on its success and continued growth to support the children.