True. I think that they are kind of late on this one. Ronald has been talking about eating healthy and being active for a few years.
On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 12:22 PM, Martin Baxter <martinbaxt...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > Uhhhh... > > Hasn't he been pushing a new series of commercials getting kids to exercise > more for a few years now? And I saw a story on the news not long ago, about > a town where Ronald turns up once a week at a Mickey D's specifically to > exercise with the kids. > > On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 12:32 PM, Kelwyn <ravena...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> >> >> >> http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-talk-ronald-mcdonald-retire-0329-20100329,0,5731460.story >> >> Can Ronald McDonald be forced into early retirement? >> >> Advocacy group wants McDonald's to let go of spokesman in light of >> childhood obesity crisis >> >> By Julie Wernau, Tribune reporter >> >> March 29, 2010 >> >> A coalition of health professionals, parents and corporate accountability >> advocates is calling for Ronald McDonald to retire as a spokesman for the >> nation's largest restaurant chain, saying he has too much influence on kids. >> >> Corporate Accountability International, which has waged campaigns against >> bottled water companies and tobacco companies, wants to stop the Oak >> Brook-based chain from gearing its advertising toward children in light of >> what they called a "fast-food-industry childhood obesity crisis." >> >> The group will release the results at a lunchtime "retirement party" >> Wednesday for McDonald's Chief Happiness Officer, a 50-year veteran of the >> company, at the McDonald's restaurant at Chicago Avenue and State Street. >> >> The group — which was also behind the effort to retire Joe Camel from >> Camel cigarettes — will invite Chicagoans to sign retirement cards at the >> McDonald's. The event is one of nearly two dozen to be held at McDonald's >> restaurants and colleges across the country that day, according to group >> spokesman Nick Guroff. >> >> A spokeswoman for McDonald's said the company wasn't invited to the party, >> but said Ronald's role as a brand ambassador hasn't changed. It's to bring >> out the fun side of having meals with family and to promote an active >> lifestyle, she said. >> >> "He is the heart and soul of Ronald McDonald House Charities, which lends >> a helping hand to families in their time of need," McDonald's told the >> Tribune in a written statement. >> >> "Ronald also helps deliver messages to families on many important subjects >> such as safety, literacy and the importance of physical activity and making >> balanced food choices," the company said. >> >> — Julie Wernau >> >> Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune >> >> > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
