Third Fueling Your Day With Love Campaign Provides $24,000 Donation From Equitable Gas Company To Ronald McDonald House Charities Of Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- For the third year in a row, Equitable Gas Company partnered with local McDonald's restaurants and Renda Broadcasting for the Fueling Your Day With Love Campaign as part of its efforts to improve the well-being of children in the communities it serves.

Today, Equitable Gas donated $24,000 to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh to assist families seeking medical care for their children in Pittsburgh.  Accepting the check on behalf of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh was Board President Mark Giaquinto and Board Member Ron Galiano. 

Over the last three years, Equitable Gas has donated $65,000 to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh through the Fueling Your Day With Love Campaign.  This year's Fueling Your Day With Love Campaign began on March 18 and ran through April 30.  For the campaign, Equitable Gas pledged to donate two cents per cup of Premium Roast Drip Coffee sold at local western Pennsylvania McDonald's restaurants during the time period. 

Professional hockey player Matt Cooke, who volunteered at the Ronald McDonald House of Pittsburgh, served as campaign spokesman for the effort and helped inspire the goal for the campaign.  Since Mr. Cooke wore jersey number 24 while playing hockey in Pittsburgh, the campaign's goal was for neighborhood McDonald's restaurants in western Pennsylvania to sell 1.2 million cups of McDonald's Premium Roast Drip Coffee and Equitable Gas would donate $24,000 to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh.

"Ronald McDonald House of Pittsburgh is vital to many families in our service territory who travel to Pittsburgh seeking medical care for their children and Equitable Gas is proud to partner with our local McDonald's restaurants to assist this tremendous community asset," said Bill Lucas, President of Equitable Gas Company. 

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh provides temporary housing to families who travel to the Pittsburgh area seeking life-saving medical care for their children.  Ronald McDonald House provides a home away from home during one of the most difficult times in a family's life.  By providing the necessities of home, Ronald McDonald House helps families focus solely on the well-being of their children.

"We're very grateful to Equitable Gas, Renda Broadcasting and local McDonald restaurant operators," said Eleanor Reigel, Executive Director of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh.  "With their wonderful support, Ronald McDonald House of Pittsburgh continues to provide lodging and love to families confronting enormous challenges."

Equitable Gas Company is a provider of safe and dependable natural gas service to approximately 275,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in western Pennsylvania, central and northern West Virginia, and eastern Kentucky. 

Renda Broadcasting Corporation owns and operates 19 radio stations including Pittsburgh-based WISH 99.7, Pittsburgh's station for Soft Rock favorites.

McDonald's USA, LLC, is the leading foodservice provider in the United States serving a variety of wholesome foods made from quality ingredients to more than 26 million customers every day. 

SOURCE Equitable Gas Company, LLC