Ronald McDonald

Officially on the board!

This event was made possible by the generous donation of many.  Be it time, advanced work or physical presence - it took a lot of people to make this even possible and here's the list to prove it.

This is the team that was responsible for all of the "day of" activities.  A good looking crew for sure!

After a majority of the residents had eaten, our team sang "Happy Birthday" to Anna to keep her celebration going.

 There's at least one in every bunch........

 The girls were excited to be first in line for dinner.

Although we did nothing more than show up for dinner, like a normal Saturday night, the team let us crash their picture to let us feel like we helped.

This past weekend, we were blessed to experience a "give back" of sorts.  People in our community rallied together and came to Ronald McDonald House (RMD) to make dinner for all the residents.   Before Jonah got sick, I didn't know much about Ronald McDonald House, just that it was a place for people with sick kids.  I never in a million years would have expected to call one "home", but that's just how things have unfolded.  Ronald McDonald House does everything in their power to meet the needs of families in need.  Almost every day they have volunteers come and make lunch, afternoon cookies and dinner.  They have more volunteers who host evening activities and crafts, again almost every day.  They have free laundry and provide soap, 2 playrooms and a teen room for kids to play in, a rooftop garden and playarea, a full kitchen with a stocked dried goods pantry residents can use.  They provide a new toy for the patient and siblings upon check in and on birthdays.  At Christmas they hosted "Santa's Workshop", with a wrapping station, where parents could select up to 3 gifts/child, just in case life made shopping too complicated.  They have discount tickets to all sorts of things and the most compassionate helpful staff you could ask for.

Ronald McDonald House strives to be a "home away from home" for families in times of crisis and medical need.  Our family has been richly blessed because of their mission and this experience we're experiencing would be infinitely more stressful without the Ronald McDonald House.  If you are every looking for a way to "give back" in a meaningful way, please consider RMD, I promise your efforts will touch a family in need.

A special "thank you" to those who made this serve possible either with a monetary donation, scrubbing potatoes at home or showing up to serve.  It was special to feel like part of giving back to a place that's given us so much.