McDonald's restaurants will celebrate McHappy Day on Wednesday, May 8, where one dollar from every Happy Meal, coffee and Big Mac sold goes to local children's charities across the country.
Once again the Ladner and Tsawwassen McDonald's restaurants have named Reach Child and Youth Development Society as their charity of choice for McHappy Day.
Proceeds will go towards Reach's $4 million project to build a community-based child development centre in the heart of Ladner that will provide better access to services, programs, education and resources to children and youth with developmental disabilities and their families.
Since McHappy Day was introduced in 1977, the national one-day fundraising event has raised more than $35 million for Ronald McDonald House Charity and local children's charities across Canada.
This is the seventh year McDonald's has donated McHappy Day proceeds locally to Reach, having raised approximately $35,000 for the society's building project as well as services like infant developmental assessments and social programs for teens with special needs.
McDonald's will also be offering special merchandise for sale with proceeds going towards Reach.
Special guests and familiar faces from the community, including Delta firefighters, will be volunteering at McHappy Day.
There will also be face painting, balloon animals, music and more. Reach's rentable wheelchair bikes will also be on display in both locations.
