Ashbusters Celebrates 40th Anniversary with $1,500 Donation to Nashville Ronald McDonald House for Cancer Prevention Month
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 25, 2025)— Ashbusters Chimney Service, a Nashville-based certified chimney sweeping and fireplace repair company renowned for its quality service since 1985, announced a partnership with Nashville’s Ronald McDonald House. In homage to Cancer Prevention Month, Ashbusters’ president and founder, Mark Stoner, donated a $1,500 check and pledged annual complimentary chimney sweep and inspection services to the facility.
“We are very proud and honored to have the opportunity to partner with and give back to Nashville’s very own Ronald McDonald House,” Stoner said. “The house has a grand and beautiful fireplace that our team looks forward to working on and ensuring it runs safely and smoothly for parents and patients to enjoy for years to come.”
This year marks a milestone for Ashbusters as the company celebrates its 40th anniversary. Among its charitable endeavors, Stoner’s non-profit, Sweep Away Cancer, has contributed an impressive $400,000 toward aiding cancer patients since its inception.
“We are so grateful for the Ashbusters team’s generous donation,” said Liz Miller Piercy, executive director for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Nashville. “With this donation and their service on the house’s fireplace, we can continue helping families relax, refresh and experience the comforts of home while staying close to their sick child.”
The mission of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Nashville is to keep families close by providing essential resources and a “home-away-from-home” for families of critically ill children receiving inpatient or outpatient medical care at Nashville area hospitals. Since its doors opened in 1991, the organization has served more than 16,863 families from all 95 counties in Tennessee, 66 counties in Kentucky, 44 other states and 14 foreign countries.
To learn more about Ashbusters and their dedication to keeping the community’s chimneys clean and safe, visit ashbusters.net. To learn more about Nashville’s Ronald McDonald House and its mission, visit rmhcnashville.com.
About Ashbusters Chimney Service:
Started by Mark Stoner in 1985, Ashbusters Chimney Service is a certified chimney sweeping company dedicated to keeping chimneys clean and safe. The business offers a plethora of services, such as chimney sweeping and cleaning, fireplace inspections, chimney and fireplace repairs, fireplace facelifts, dryer vent cleaning and more. Services are available in the Middle Tennessee area, including Franklin, Green Hills, Belle Meade, East Nashville, Smyrna, Murfreesboro, Hendersonville, Davidson County, Wilson County, Sumner County and Rutherford County. To learn more, visit ashbusters.net
About Ronald McDonald House Charities of Nashville:
Programs run by Ronald McDonald House Charities of Nashville include a 36-bedroom Ronald McDonald House and the Ronald McDonald Family Room on the 5th Floor of the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Both offer a place for parents and family members to relax, refresh and experience the comforts of home while staying close to their sick child. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Nashville serves families from across the country and around the world.
In 2024, we served 430 families in our House with an average length of stay of 19 nights. We request a $15 per night donation from families to stay with us, but more than 91% of families cannot afford to pay and we have never turned a family away because of their inability to pay.
The Ronald McDonald Family Room is for any family of a child receiving treatment at the Children’s Hospital. The Family Room is open from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., seven days a week and is staffed by caring volunteers and part-time staff members. The Family Room has served more than 444,337 individuals since its opening in 2004 and averages 530 visitors per month.
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