AUBURN HILLS, MI - The Detroit Pistons and Pistons-Palace Foundation donated the proceeds from their November 5 Kids Night Auction to Ronald McDonald House of Detroit. Palace Sports and Entertainment Chief Financial Officer John O’Reilly and Detroit Pistons center Dale Davis presented a check for $2,000 to Jennifer Litomisky and Pat Cooper of Ronald McDonald House of Detroit on The Palace court at halftime of the Pistons game against the Boston Celtics.

Ronald McDonald House of Detroit, providing a home-away-from home and support services to parents with hospitalized children, opened November of 1979 in the Detroit Medical Center adjacent to Children's Hospital of Michigan.

The Detroit House was built in 1979, and is owned and operated by a non-profit Board comprised of leaders of the community, residents and representatives of McDonald's restaurants.

Eighty-five percent of the home's funding depends on continued generosity of individuals and businesses. The affiliation with Ronald McDonald House Charities and McDonald's continues to contribute about 15 percent of the cost of operating the house.

By creating, finding and supporting programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children, Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) is working to better the lives of children and their families around the world.

The three core programs of RMHC - the Ronald McDonald House, Ronald McDonald Family Room and Ronald McDonald Care Mobile - are focused on helping families in need. The original Ronald McDonald House 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.