All Things PerfectDisk – and Defrag - Construction has begun -- an update on the Washington DC Ronald McDonald House

Construction has begun!

A few years ago, Raxco Software began giving to the Ronald McDonald House of Washington, DC as our leading charity. As I’ve written about in the past, the Ronald McDonald House is part of the Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC). RMHC works to better the lives of children and their families around the world. The program began in 1974 based on a simple idea: provide a “home away from home” for families of seriously ill children receiving treatment at nearby hospitals. Since that time, more than 10 million families around the world have benefited from the comfort provided by a Ronald McDonald House.



RMHC and its global network of local chapters in 49 countries have awarded more than $440 million in grants and program services worldwide to make an immediate, positive impact on as many children as possible. The Ronald McDonald House of Washington, DC has housed over 15,800 families from all over the world since its formation in the early 1980s. These families have children with serious illnesses that are being treated in Washington-area hospitals.

A new house is being built in the Washington, DC area and PerfectDisk is helping to build it. We are happy to be able to share some of our success with what we believe to be a very worthy and global cause. The main wing of the building was built in 1912, and the costs of maintaining an old building over time far outweigh the one-time cost of constructing a new House. The original foundation has resulted in much water damage and other problems. The new house will provide new suites for families, play rooms and much more. The new house will also be green, with new, energy efficient systems to significantly reduce ongoing repair, maintenance and operating costs.

This new venture started over 2 years ago. After nearly 2 years of red tape and negotiations with the DC government, the Ronald McDonald House of Washington, DC is now starting! We received a letter earlier this month with this news from Debbie Wargo, Special Project Director of the DC RMHC. The builder is excited to begin (as we all are), and believes construction will be completed in the fall of 2010. Thousands of deserving families stand ready to reap the benefits.

Thanks to the entire worldwide PerfectDisk family of auto defrag users and employees for allowing us to help in this very worthwhile cause. Just one more reason all Windows defrag software is not alike.