The franchise owner-operator of 56 McDonald\u2019s restaurants in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware has donated $400,000 to support education initiatives in Central Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n
Stephanie and Christian Rawden, owner-operators from Rawden Joint Ventures, recently made the donations to support four institutions dedicated to academic excellence, inclusive learning, and community arts engagement in the region.<\/p>\n
One of the recipients is Berks County\u2019s GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, which was presented with a donation of $150,000.<\/p>\n
The Rawdens\u2019 donation reinforces their ongoing commitment to strengthening youth education and expanding access to meaningful learning experiences, particularly those that empower students through creativity, problem-solving, and hands-on exploration, according to a press release.<\/p>\n
\u201cCreativity plays a vital role not only in the classroom but in everyday life and in the workplace,\u201d Stephanie Rawden said in a statement. She added that fostering imagination and problem\u2011solving can help shape future leaders \u2014 something Rawden said she witnesses frequently within her own McDonald\u2019s teams.<\/p>\n
In addition to GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, donations were made to the following area organizations:<\/p>\n
\u2022 $100,000 to Harrisburg Academy \u2014 Wormleysburg\u2022 $100,000 to The Janus School \u2014 Mount Joy\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0$50,000 to the Lancaster Country Day School \u2014 Lancaster<\/p>\n
Among the 56 McDonald\u2019s restaurant owned by Rawden Joint Ventures are five locations in Berks County \u2014 in Reading (2), Wyomissing, Hamburg and Leesport; and three locations in Chester County \u2014 in Kennett Square, Jennersville and Oxford.<\/p>\n
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