text: if you had $1,000.00 to donate today to any charity  or organization, which would you choose and why?   st jude or the ronald mcdonald house. when my husbands coworker had her baby, he was born very ill. we live in arizona and they had to fly the baby to pennsylvania. the ronald mcdonald house flew her and the baby there and paid for her whole stay, they helped with all the medical bills. they really looked out for their family and the baby. now they baby is doing great.