Ronald McDonald House Charities UK presents

Thursday 25 March 2021

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Coca-Cola Great Britain and Ireland are proud to support Ronald McDonald House Charities and are happy to provide vending machines and products free of charge to every Ronald McDonald House in the UK. WELCOME On behalf of Ronald McDonald House Charities UK, I am delighted you are able to join ‘Light up the Night: A virtual gala’. We are thrilled to bring you an evening of entertainment and stories from the families we have supported to your screens for you to enjoy from the comfort of home. The last year has undoubtedly been one that none of us have ever experienced. At the Charity, we have faced enormous challenges to our service delivery amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite this, we have reason for celebration this evening. Whilst our Houses are currently running at lower occupancy levels than usual to safeguard the health and safety of our families and staff, I am extremely proud that all 11 Houses continue to provide free ‘home away from home’ accommodation and support for families with children in hospital. After several years of planning, fundraising and development, we were still able to open our new Oxford House last summer. This means that our service in has expanded from 17 bedrooms in the previous site to 62, in the new Ronald McDonald House. We will now be able to support even more families with children receiving treatment in John Radcliffe Hospital, and extend to families with babies and children in Critical Care or Newborn Intensive Care. We look towards the rest of this year with hope. We’re excited to be opening a 12th Ronald McDonald House in spring, located in the new children’s hospital in Edinburgh. It will have 25 en suite bedrooms, along with a playroom, kitchens, dining area, lounges and laundry facilities. We wouldn’t be able to do this without your help and support over the last year. Thank you. There are many more hospitals and thousands more families who need us. That’s why our need for your continued support remains as high as ever. On behalf of all the families we have looked after in 2020, the most difficult of years, thank you. And on behalf of the thousands more families we shall support over the coming years, please donate what you can tonight, because every penny you can give will make a huge difference. Jeff Fergus Chairman of Trustees, Ronald McDonald House Charities UK From our global supply chain network and distribution centres, Martin Brower takes supply chain management personally. We ensure our customer is well equipped with the right products at the right time, delivered with the most insightful market information and data-rich tools to grow their busines with confidence.

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Message from Jeff Fergus, Chair of Ronald McDonald House Charities UK Board of Trustees

Entertainment: English National Opera

Entertainment: RMHC house band

Entertainment: Kerry Ellis and Louise Dearman

Special recognition award

Entertainment: Illusionist Nigel Mead

Grand prize draw

Entertainment: Lucy Thomas

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Jon Culshaw Jon Culshaw is warmly regarded by many as Britain’s best impressionist with an unmatched versatility and a catalogue of over 350 voices and impersonations including Boris Johnson, Donald Trump, Professor Brian Cox, Barack Obama, Alan Carr, John Bishop and Michael McIntyre. In addition to many public appearances, Jon is also a regular guest on current affairs programmes, providing comic relief with impromptu impersonations of politicians and commentators. He can regularly be heard on radio shows including The Now Show and Secret World. Proud to be supporting Ronald McDonald House Charities UK

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New for 2021, we’re offering three brand new routes for you to choose from… • House-to-House Challenge Mini: • House-to-House Challenge UK: • House-to-House Challenge Europe: perfect for families, individuals or small visit all of our Houses across the looking for a bigger challenge? Virtually visit six Ronald groups, this 87km route virtually starts at Ronald UK, ending at our newest House McDonald Houses across the UK and Europe on this McDonald House Moorfields House and finishes in Edinburgh, in this 1,200km route. exciting route, covering a total distance of 2,600km. at Ronald McDonald House Brighton. Suitable for group sizes up to six. Recommended for teams of three and above. Every penny raised helps us to support families with seriously ill children in hospital. To sign up, visit: www.rmhc.org.uk/event/house-to-house-2021/ THE EVENING’S ENTERTAINMENT English National Opera (ENO) The Gentlemen of ENO feature tenors and basses from the Chorus of English National Opera. Performing as a group of between four and sixteen singers, their exceptional technical skills allow them to cover the widest possible repertoire. Embracing opera to barbershop, jazz to pop, they are uniquely placed to offer whatever the occasion demands. From basso profundo to high C, they guarantee to hit the right note.

David Newman, Michael Burke, Paul Sheehan and Andrew Tinkler form the quartet of the Gentlemen of ENO and have performed at many events, both live and virtual. This includes Ronald McDonald House Charities UK’s virtual carol concert, A Starry Night, which took place last year.

RMHC House Band We are thrilled to bring the Light up the Night House Band to your screens. Cut loose from the tangle of wires, amps and roadies of a regular band – our intrepid trio energetically bound into your living room to bring a beacon of light to our night! Look forward to some specially recorded RMHC toe-tappers with a twist. THE EVENING’S ENTERTAINMENT Kerry Ellis and Louise Dearman We are delighted to welcome two West End stars to our event. Kerry Ellis has fast become recognised as the leading lady of West End musicals from her starring roles in London and on Broadway. Her many leading role credits include Elphaba in Wicked, Meat in We Will Rock You, Nancy in Oliver! at Drury Lane, Eliza Dootlittle in My Fair Lady, and Fantine in Les Miserables. British musical theatre actress Louise Dearman is widely known through her many performances both on national tours and in London’s West End, including Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Grease, Cats, Evita and Wicked.

Nigel Mead As an entertainer, Nigel Mead’s list of credits are significant, with performances for everyone from Steven Spielberg, Paul McCartney, Tom Hanks and Robert De Niro, to over 40 Kings and Queens around the world, including Queen Elizabeth II. Nigel is a member of the Inner Magic Circle – one of only 250 magicians worldwide to have attained that honour – working regularly with Google, YouTube and American Express to create surprising and memorable live experiences. To find out more about Nigel, visit: www.nigelmead.com DIGITAL-HNW_NRG_C_Inset_Transp THE EVENING’S ENTERTAINMENT Lucy Thomas At just 16 years old Lucy Thomas, from Wigan, Lancashire, is already creating a huge impression with her incredibly pure and powerful voice, captivating audiences with her sensational performances on ITV’s ‘The Voice Kids’ 2018. After her appearance on the show, Lucy was immediately offered a recording contract by Cavendish Records resulting in her eagerly anticipated debut album ‘Premiere’ which was released on 1st February 2019. Since then Lucy’s worldwide following has continued to increase rapidly and in April 2020 she released her second album “Encore”.

MUSIC HQ Dance like nobody’s watching! With 2020 throwing the world a curveball and live events being out of the question for a while, the team at Music HQ grabbed the proverbial e-Bull by the i-horns and put together their very own virtual band. We are delighted to have them here for you tonight for some fun and vibrant entertainment. GRAND PRIZE and Online Auction Every ticket purchased for our Light up the Night virtual gala is automatically entered into tonight’s grand prize draw that will see one of our wonderful guests win a brand new Vauxhall Corsa*! Stick around to see if you’ll be the lucky winner. We also have a range of items available on our silent auction page. Please take a moment to browse through our silent auction items and donation options available to help us to raise critical funds to support families with children in hospital. Every single penny raised will make a huge difference to Ronald McDonald House Charities UK during a very difficult time. To access the silent auction, visit: www.lightuprmhc.com

Alternatively, if you would like to make a pledge, you can also do this via the Givergy page. Every £25 provides a home for a night for a family. *Winner will get to choose the colour of the car. Additional customisation can be done at winner’s cost. Please see terms and conditions at the end of this brochure. Proud to support Ronald McDonald House Charities UK by donating a car for tonight’s prize draw RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE EDINBURGH is opening this spring! We are thrilled to announce that the new Ronald McDonald House Edinburgh will be opening this spring. This 25 bedroom House will provide free ‘home away from home’ accommodation for the families of children being treated at the new Royal Hospital for Children and Young People. Ronald McDonald House Edinburgh will be our twelfth House in the UK and is based within the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People on the top floor of the building, so that families can stay close to their child in hospital. Ronald McDonald House Charities UK has been generously supported by McDonald’s customers and restaurant owners in Scotland in the planning for this new House. In 2014, the Scottish Government introduced a 5p paper bag tax across the country, which McDonald’s and its Scottish Franchisees chose to donate to the Charity, amounting to over £3.9 million. 100% of the bag tax donations have gone towards building and running this brand new Ronald McDonald House in Scotland’s capital city. Proud to support Ronald McDonald House Charities UK ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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ADM INFLATABLE 5K SERIES Ronald McDonald House Charities UK is the proud 2021 charity partner of the Inflatable 5K series. The event takes place at various locations across the UK, including York, Chester, Glasgow, Kent, Manchester, Exeter and many more! We’d love for you to join #TeamRMHCUK at an Inflatable 5K Series event near you. Bounce, run and jump your way around the UK’s biggest inflatable course and help us to keep families close to their child receiving treatment in a hospital miles away from home. Find a location near you and sign up: www.rmhc.org.uk/event/inflatable-5k-series/ All bookings are covid-proof. UK Running Events guarantee your event will be protected against Coronavirus restrictions. Proudly ‘Baking Buns’ for McDonald’s and honoured to be supporting RMHC in keeping families close

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United Kingdom Prize Draw Terms and Conditions Ronald McDonald House Charities UK owns any prize offered from the time the competition is live until successful handover is completed. The Charity does not imply or give any warranty or accept any valuation to the prize or guarantee the roadworthiness in anyway shape or form. The Entrant must make up their own decision through their own enquiries and legal advice before entering the competition. It is the player’s responsibility to ensure their internet connection and code is redeemed to take part. The prize will only be that as awarded at the time of the draw, no alternatives will be offered under any circumstance. Collection of the prize is the sole responsibility of the winner, from an address agreed between Ronald McDonald House Charities UK and the winner. The winner will be required to provide proof of identity and proof of entry into the competition at the time that the prize is collected. The winner will get to choose the colour of the car. Additional customisation can be done at winner’s cost. The decision made on the prize draw by Ronald McDonald House Charities UK is final. THANK YOU

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