Rustam Minnikhanov launches “MacHappy Day” campaign in Kazan

President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov has solemnly launched the charity campaign “MacHappy Day”. McDonald's East Europe and Russia CEO Hamzat Hasbulatov, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin participated in the event.

The “MacHappy Day” campaign is held every year on November 20 at all 33500 restaurants all over the world to help children who need support. In Russia this campaign is held for the 11th time.

This year all McDonald's restaurants in Russia will donate the proceeds from selling fries on November 20 for construction of the first in Russia free hotel “House of Ronald Macdonald” for families whose children undergo long-term treatment at the Kazan Children’s Republican Clinical Hospital. Funds from selling rings made by sketches of small patients will be spent for the same purposes. The price for one ring is 20 roubles.

Within the framework of “MacHappy Day” campaign famous people will work behind the counter. Today’s morning meals for guests were served by people’s artist Venera Ganeeva, prize winner of the Olympic Games Svetlana Demina, Director of the Republican agency for press and mass communications Irek Minnakhmetov.

Employees of the Kazan Children’s Republican Clinical Hospital, small patients with their parents were present at the ceremony.

McDonald's East Europe and Russia CEO Hamzat Hasbulatov told that before he had worked behind the McDonald's counter at the Pushkin square in Moscow and it was his first time in Kazan.

“It is no mere chance. We are realising our project on constructing a family hotel in Kazan. Support of sponsors and millions of our visitors is important for us,” Hamzat Hasbulatov said. He thanked people who participated in the campaign.

The Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov noted that construction of the hotel for families of sick children was very important.

“Under the auspices of the Russian Government we are seriously modernizing health care objects. The Kazan Children’s Republican Clinical Hospital is becoming one of the best medical centers in Russia. We are doing it for the sake of our children,” Rustam Minnikhanov said.

Small patients of the Children’s Republican Clinical Hospital gave their rings to Rustam Minnikhanov.