MASH, located in Hicksville, was one of the local businesses to participate in the recent Ronald McDonald House of Long Island Annual Sports Festival. This year's event, which featured company teams competing in softball, basketball or volleyball games, was designed to provide the corporate community with an opportunity to help the House meet its goal of expanding its current structure. Employees of MASH competed in the basketball games.

Ronald McDonald House of Long Island is a home-away-from home for seriously ill children undergoing medical treatment in area hospitals. Located on the campus of Schneider Children's Hospital at 267-07 76th Avenue in New Hyde Park, the House accommodates families in a warm and supportive environment. Since opening in 1986, the House has served more than 7,500 families from the United States and more than 62 countries around the world. Most of the families who stay at the House are from Nassau and Suffolk counties, as well as from the five boroughs of New York City.

For more information about the Ronald McDonald House, call 775-5683 or log on to www.rmhlongisland.org.