The Ronald McDonald House in Tucson, Ariz. is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of children within the community; however, the organization’s newest home had a recurring problem, broken toilets. To ensure the families could focus on their children instead of their bathrooms, we partnered with the Arizona GreenPlumbers to retrofit the home with quality, water-conserving plumbing products resulting in a WaterSmart Business designation and peace of mind.

With capacity for 28 families in the newly established house, the originally installed plumbing products were not meeting the needs of the residents. Instead of simply replacing the poor performing fixtures with standard products, GreenPlumbers appointed us to retrofit the new home with WaterSense certified toilets and faucets, including Maxwell® Dual Flush toilets, Allerton™ kitchen faucets and Wicker Park™ bathroom faucets. Moreover, due to the 20 percent water-savings associated with the newly replaced plumbing fixtures, the City of Tucson declared the Ronald McDonald House a WaterSmart Business.

“We are so grateful to Gerber and the Arizona GreenPlumbers. We are thrilled with Gerber’s eco-friendly products which total over $17,000 in product donations. Simply put, the toilets work and that’s what we need,” commented Matt Hitchcock, director of operations for the Tucson Ronald McDonald House. “Plus, the kitchen and bathroom faucets are beautiful which really adds to the appeal of the house making our families feel at home.”