Thompson Local News

Annual McHappy Day raising funds for local organization

 

Fundraising for suicide prevention awareness can be as easy as buying a Big Mac.

 

McDonald’s locations around the world today are celebrating McHappy Day, an initiative started by the Ronald McDonald House Charities that is celebrating its 23rd year.

 

One dollar from every Happy Meal, Big Mac, and McCafe beverage sold in Thompson, as well as proceeds from their table full of items up for auction, will be donated to the Hope North Suicide Prevention Committee.

 

McDonald’s store owner Brett O’Meara talks about some of the items that Thompsonites will be bidding on as part of their fundraising auction.

 

“We’ve got a trip to Churchill, all expenses paid, with a Tundra Buggy tour to see the belugas and polar bears. We’ve got various CFL, NFL, and NHL autographed collectables, which includes an Andrew Harris jersey, who’s new to the Bombers this year, as well as a Blake Wheeler autographed picture, lots of signed memorabilia. We’ve got a Stihl chainsaw, we’ve got a barbeque, and the list goes on and on.

 

O’Meara also expressed confidence that when the day is done, his ambitious fundraising goal will be met.

 

“Last year was in excess of $5,000; my goal is $10,000. I know Kurtis [Stolth, board member of the Hope North Committee] is a bit more conservative and thinking in the $7,500 range, but with this auction table that we have, with the tremendous growth of our coffee business and our McHappy Day business, I think we can really reach that $10,000 goal.”

 

The Hope North Suicide Prevention Committee will be using the money donated from McHappy Day to run a youth football camp next month.

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