

Giving fans another way to enjoy the classic Shamrock Shake flavor, McDonald’s introduced the “Shamrock Sundae” for a limited time in 1980, consisting of vanilla soft serve topped with a mint-green Shamrock syrup.Today, Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC®) continues to keep millions of families with sick children near the care and resources they need all over the world through a network of local Chapters and over 1,000 core programs. Together with a local McDonald’s Owner and Operator Hal Rosen, McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Eagles, the family raised enough funds through Shamrock Shake sales to help open the first Ronald McDonald House as a way to keep families close during difficult times. The mission began when the daughter of a Philadelphia Eagles player was being treated for Leukemia. In 1974, sales from the shake helped to build the very first Ronald McDonald House in Philadelphia.It debuted nationally in 1970 and was an instant success across the country. The Shamrock Shake® was created in 1967 by Hal Rosen, a Connecticut McDonald’s Owner and Operator who made the delicious, mint shake in celebration of St.Here are some more fun facts that you probably didn’t know about the Shamrock Shake ®: Today, a portion of each minty flavored treat supports our House… what an easy (and delicious) way to give back! Together with with a local McDonald’s Owner and Operator- Hal Rosen, McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and the Philadelphia Eagles, the family raised enough funds through Shamrock Shake sales to help open the first Ronald McDonald House as a way to keep families close during difficult times.

This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the McDonald’s Shamrock Shake! Did you know that in 1974, sales from the shake helped to build the very first Ronald McD onald House in Philadelphia?! The mission began when the daughter of a Philadelphia Eagles player was being treated for Leukemia.
