The Sheriff says there is a video of Mr. Shacknai at Ronald McDonald House.

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Charities benefiting include Habitat for Humanity, UNICEF and Ronald McDonald House Charities.

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Ronald McDonald is one stranger parents should certainly warn their children about.

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In the past, it has hired quirky British directors such as Shane Meadows in a bid to banish the memory of Ronald McDonald.

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Take the exchanges over Ronald McDonald, the firm's ubiquitous clown.

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For example, the Ronald McDonald House Charities provide aid to the families of ill and injured children a worthy project that also has zero to do with the McDonald's business model.

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In a recent Time Magazine article on the changing role of Ronald McDonald the clown, this point was emphasized, symbolic of the change in a brand once centered on children that has fundamentally widened its focus.

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First he led a demonstration against the offending hamburger chain and then set up the Slow Food organization - a longer lasting legacy than throwing rocks at Ronald McDonald and co - dedicated to preserving the pleasure and passion that surrounds food.

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To McDonald's, Ronald is just an affable marketing tool.

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Take McDonald's recent Web-savvy efforts with longtime spokesclown, Ronald.

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