What has orange hair, gargantuan feet and a big round nose? Certainly not a hamburglar, but close. Yes, Virginia, there is a real Ronald McDonald and he will appear in person at the Landrum Quilt Show on Saturday, June 11 from 11 a.m. -1 p.m. at O.P. Earle Elementary School in Landrum. Children from one to 100 are invited to come and chat with the familiar orange giant.

What does Ronald McDonald have in common with a bunch of quilters? As you know, McDonald’s sponsors the Ronald McDonald houses across America. These houses are in close proximity to children’s hospitals and are equipped to accommodate the families of hospital patients.

Since 1989, the Landrum Quilters have sewn hundreds of quilts for the Ronald McDonald House in Greenville, S.C. Each child in the hospital is given a quilt of his own to keep and the Landrum Quilters are always busy stockpiling quilts for this purpose.

– article submitted by Susie Pitalo