Gift in Will
Your legacy will support families with sick kids for generations to come
Your legacy will support families with sick kids for generations to come
A Gift in Will gives families with seriously ill and injured children the best gift of all—each other.
At Ronald McDonald House Charities Greater Western Sydney, we support the whole family, not just the child in hospital. Our programs ease the emotional and financial stress of childhood illness, helping parents, caregivers, and siblings stay close, supported, and strong.
By leaving a Gift in your Will, you’ll create a legacy of compassion, ensuring future generations of families receive the care and comfort they need during their darkest times.
If you’d like to learn more, please reach out using the form below. We’d love to help.
In 1974, Dr Audrey Evans, a pioneering paediatric oncologist, shared a powerful belief: a sick child is a sick family. From this idea, Ronald McDonald House Charities was born.
When four-year-old Kim Hill was diagnosed with leukaemia, her parents, Philadelphia Eagles player Fred Hill and his wife Kim, slept on waiting room chairs and ate from vending machines just to stay near her. Moved by their struggle, Eagles GM Jimmy Murray asked Dr Evans what could be done. Her answer: a house near the hospital where families could rest and recharge.
Thanks to a local McDonald’s fundraising effort, the first Ronald McDonald House opened in Philadelphia. It was the beginning of a global movement.
Seven years later, the first Ronald McDonald House outside North America (and the first in Australia) opened in Camperdown, Sydney. Located near the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children (now The Children’s Hospital at Westmead), our Camperdown House welcomed around 40 people each night for 14 years before relocating to Westmead in 1996.
Today, our 60-room Westmead House supports over 2,000 families each year through supported accommodation, the Day Pass Program, and extended meal services across the Westmead health precinct.
We call it the House that Love Built.
"Without this beautiful House, our family would probably have a different story. We will never forget what Ronald McDonald House Westmead has done for Cooper and the family and what they will continue to do for us moving forward. This truly is our second home and our extended family. What you have done for us, I will never forget."
Despite our efforts, we still have to turn away around 400 families seeking accommodation each year.
We can change that with your help. A Gift in Will can help us expand our reach—opening a new Ronald McDonald House in Campbelltown, launching more Family Rooms and Hospitality Carts in our partner hospitals, and continuing to evolve our services to meet the ever-changing needs of families whose children need healthcare.
Leaving a Gift in your Will is a powerful way to make a lasting difference without impacting your finances today.
We’ve partnered with Gathered Here, Australia’s top-rated online Will-writing platform, where you can write your Will for free. We also recommend speaking with your solicitor to ensure your wishes are clearly documented.
Need help getting started? Download our Suggested Wording Information Sheet below to share with your solicitor..
We understand that leaving a Gift in your Will is a deeply personal decision. Whether you’d like to talk it through or prefer to remain anonymous, our team is here to support you every step of the way.
Please reach out using the form below and we will be in touch for a non-obligatory and confidential chat.
Thank you for considering a Gift in your Will to support generations of families with seriously ill and injured children. Your kindness will echo through time and lives.
We're here to help.