McDonald's Shares the Light this Christmas by Giving Back

PHILIPPINES - December 22, 2022 – McDonald’s continues to share more Happy Meal smiles by sharing the light this season to children from partner communities by donating one million toys through the McDonald’s Happy Meal Toy Donation Drive.

On December 16, during the official turnover event, Dr. George T. Yang, McDonald’s Philippines Chairman & Founder himself led the sharing of the one million Happy Meal toys to the beneficiaries of McDonald’s charity of choice, Ronald McDonald House of Charities Philippines or RMHC. Present to receive the Happy Meal toys was Haron S. Meling, a representative from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and joined by Sen. Robin Padilla.

With the leadership of Dr. George T. Yang, McDonald’s was able to share the gift of Happy Meal smiles to various LGUs such as Pasig, Mandaluyong, Antipolo, Marikina, Floridablanca, Presidential Security Group (PSG), Philippine Navy, Philippine Air Force, and the MMDA. In addition to this, other organizations and different LGUs also received Happy Meal toys from McDonald’s to share more smiles within their local communities. 

Everyone is invited to take part in the McDonald’s Donation Drive. Watch McDonald’s newest online video with Dr. George T. Yang and Jose Mari Chan who once again went virtual caroling to raise funds and share more smiles through Happy Meal books, toys, and McDonald’s meals donation to Filipino children and families in need. To know more about RMHC, how you can help and #ShareTheLight, simply scan the QRistmas Code or click on https://bit.ly/donatermhc

Make bonding moments with your loved ones more precious this Christmas at McDonald’s! Be sure to follow @mcdo_ph on Facebook and Instagram too to keep updated on their exciting offers this holiday season!

George T. Yang and Jose Mari Chan reunite to invite Filipinos to Share the Light to victims of Typhoon Odette through McDonald’s Kindness Kitchen

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, DECEMBER 22, 2021 – McDonald's Philippines Chairman and Founder George T. Yang once again joins forces with one of the country’s OPM icons, Jose Mari Chan in an online video to share the light and happiness of the holiday season. In the short clip, the two friends who first shared the screen in a McDonald’s video for Grandparents’ Day in 2019 give a new meaning to virtual caroling with fun animated versions of themselves caroling one silent night in a classic Pinoy Christmas setting.

The online video is part of McDonald's Philippines 'Share the Light' campaign which aims to spread happiness and kindness this season. To watch the video, check out McDonald's Facebook at facebook.com/McDo.ph.

In the spirit of sharing the light this holiday season to those affected by the recent onslaught of Typhoon Odette, Yang and Chan collaborated for the benefit of the McDonald’s Kindness Kitchen, a program of the Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) that was set up to serve meals for frontliners and marginalized communities. With the support of its partners the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF), Naval Reserve, Coca-Cola, Air Asia, and the Philippine Airlines, McDonald's activates its Kindness Kitchen to serve 20,000 meals in communities affected by the typhoon.

Since it began its operations in March 2020, McDonald's Kindness Kitchen has served over 550,000 hot meals nationwide. It continues to serve kindness to more communities with the support of its corporate and individual donors.

To find out more about the program and how you can help #ShareTheLight, visit rmhc.org.ph