2011 Statistics
Orange County Ronald McDonald House
Total families who stayed in our Ronald McDonald House: 708
Total number of people who were helped: 2,261
New Families: 56%
Returning Families: 44%
Average length of stay: 9 Days
Average Daily Occupancy: 93%
Including Hotels: 103%
Nights at 100%: 178 (49% of the year)
The Orange County Ronald McDonald House paid for 718 hotel room nights for families who would have been turned away because our House was full.
Estimated cost savings to families with seriously ill children by having Orange County Ronald McDonald House in the community:
If every family had to pay for average OC hotel room with meals (according to CIC Research): $2,187,654
If every family paid their $10.00 per night room fee: $61,010
Estimated savings to families by having the Orange County Ronald McDonald House: $2,126,644
Ronald McDonald Family Room-CHOC Children's
Total visits to the Ronald McDonald Family Room in 2011: 36,405
Number of visits to watch TV: 15,985
Number of visits to the kitchen: 15,641
Number of visits to the computer resource library: 944
Number of daytime naps taken: 3,835
Average number of daily visits: 100
Ronald McDonald Family Room-CHOC Children's at Mission
Total visits to the Ronald McDonald Family Room in 2011 (not including sleep room usage): 12,340
Number of visits to watch TV: 5801
Number of visits to the kitchen: 4,060
Number of visits to the computer resource library: 1,608
Number of daytime naps taken: 92
Average number of daily visits: 34
Average Daily Occupancy: 58%
Total families to utilize our two sleep rooms for overnight usage: 421
Volunteer Highlights
Volunteer Hours: 22,352
Number of Volunteers: 7,806
Dinners cooked for families: 324
Breakfast/Lunches: 160
The annual cost savings for volunteer support and meals provided by community service groups is approximately $523,484
