To support children and their families staying at Ronald McDonald Houses both with fun and money, HP has launched a project that uses its ePrint technology. 

eSmiles uses a variety of forms including ‘get well’ letters, personalized photos, cards, cartoons, sketches or jokes to make children and their families laugh during a time when children are undergoing medical treatments. Ronald McDonald Houses support families while their children receive medical care at a nearby hospital.

Sent as an email, an eSmile is delivered as a printed page through an HP ePrint-enabled printer in the chosen Ronald McDonald House. The technology makes it possible for anyone in the world can send an eSmile to a child from their computer or mobile device.

Anybody can help HP to donate more money by simply sending an eSmile between February 14 and April 15. For each eSmile HP will donate $1 to participating Ronald McDonald Houses, up to $10,000 per house. People can select a Ronald McDonald House to send their eSmile by visiting www.hpesmiles.com, or they can ePrint an eSmile directly from their mobile phones.

«The eSmiles program demonstrates how HP ePrint technology makes it possible for people to quickly and easily connect with one another from all corners of the globe, through the power of print,» said Manny Kostas, senior vice president, Worldwide Marketing and Strategy, HP. «HP ePrint enables well-wishers to send messages of hope and cheer directly to an HP printer in a participating Ronald McDonald House as easily as sending an email.»