PIR Partners with Ronald McDonald House Charities
Phoenix International Raceway, through Phoenix Raceway Charities, is spearheading a $500,000 renovation project for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Phoenix. The donation marks the largest contribution to date by the organization and is a result of fundraising and commitments generated from Phoenix Raceway’s 50th Anniversary season in 2014.
“The services and support Ronald McDonald House provides to families whose children are facing major medical issues give them comfort and safety at a deeply difficult time,” says Bryan R. Sperber, Phoenix International Raceway president. “PIR is delighted to be able to do what we can to help make those family visits as comfortable as possible and to acknowledge the value and importance of what Ronald McDonald House Charities does in our community.”
The 10-week project began at the Ronald McDonald House’s main building on Roanoke Avenue in mid-August and is expected to be completed in time for the Can-Am 500, the semi-final race in the Chase for the NASCAR Spring Cup Series championship on Nov. 13.
The Roanoke House opened in 1985 with 16 guest rooms and became the first of three RMHC houses serving the Valley. It was expanded by 10 bedrooms in 1995 and to 45 bedrooms in 2005. In 2008, the Valley’s second Ronald McDonald House opened on the campus of Phoenix Children’s Hospital with 18 rooms, and the 16-room third house opened on the campus of Cardon Children’s Medical Center in 2014.
