Young Children Priority One August 2018
Newsletter
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES
A
GREAT WAY TO VOLUNTEER AND HELP!
The success of the Ronald
McDonald House Charities is due to the tireless work of volunteers and
the countless contributions from donors. Ronald McDonald House Charities
have been helping improve the lives of children and their families for 37
years.
How it started:
1974
The first Ronald McDonald
House opens in Philadelphia thanks to Dr. Audrey Evans, Philadelphia Eagles’
player Fred Hill (whose daughter, Kim, had leukemia), Leonard Tose, owner of
the Eagles, Jim Murray, the Eagles’ general manager and Ed Rensi, the
McDonald’s regional manager.
The McDonald’s
owner/operators in Philadelphia made the House possible, donating proceeds from
the sale of Shamrock Shakes.
RMHC makes an immediate,
positive impact on children’s lives through their global network of Chapters in
57 countries and regions and through their three core programs: Ronald McDonald
House, Ronald McDonald Family Room and Ronald McDonald Care Mobile.
DO YOU KNOW?
McDONALD’S FAST FOOD
RESTAURANTS ARE NOT THE SOLE SUPPORT OF RMH, NOT EVEN CLOSE! RMH FUNCTIONS
WWITH HEAVY DEPENDENCY ON VOLUNTEERS!
FAMILIES ARE REFERRED BY
SOCIAL SERVICES AT HOSPITALS IN ORDER TO QUALIFY TO STAY AT RMH…THERE MUST BE A
NEED!
PATIENTS (CHILDREN) STAY AT
RMH FOR FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENTS AND/OR OUTPATIENT TREATMENT. ADULTS,
SIBLINGS AND PATIENTS STAY AT RMH, NOT JUST ADULTS!
HOW CAN KIWANIS CLUBS HELP? (30 WAYS TO
VOLUNTEER AT RMH)
#1Contact your local Ronald
McDonald House and have an administrator come speak at your Club. Find
out ways Kiwanis members can help!
#2Prepare and serve a
home-cooked meal for families GUEST
CHEF’S NIGHT great way too volunteer with club members go to website
to find more information and sign up
#3Plant flowers, or clean up
the garden at RMH
#4Bring homemade cookies or
cupcakes for families. Or help children bake and decorate them.
#5Help with a “spring
cleaning” spruce-up
#6Offer your professional
skills to families – give free haircuts, massages, or manicures
#7Organize a craft project
for children
#8Answer the phones, greet
visitors or do light office work
#9Host a pizza party, ice
cream social, or popcorn & movie night
#10Help the RMHC Chapter
write a newsletter
#11Hold a food drive
(non-perishable items) to help stock the pantry
#12Help your local RMHC
Chapter with a golf tournament, auction, gala or fundraising event
#13Organize the Ronald
McDonald House’s storage areas, or restock supplies
#14Host a free car wash for
families staying at the Ronald McDonald House
#15Host a scrap-booking
project for moms
#16Record height and weight
for children visiting the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile program
#17Stuff backpacks with
school supplies for children who visit the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile
#18Help children illustrate
their own storybooks
#19Help decorate for the
holidays
#20Lead a yoga, exercise or
relaxation class for parents or kids
#21Create a “penny war” at
your school to collect loose change for your local RMHC Chapter
#22Hand write thank-you notes
to donors
#23Make welcome goodie bags
and care packages for families
#24Collect new hotel
toiletries and donate them for families
#25Collect new toothbrushes,
toothpaste and floss to donate to the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile
#26Sponsor a room at the
Ronald McDonald House with your coworkers or civic group. Paint, furnish and
decorate
#27Donate your time and
talent in accounting, computers or marketing to help your local RMHC Chapter
#28Serve on a committee or
board of your local RMHC Chapter
#29Help paint or provide
light carpentry and maintenance services
#30Make quilts, afghans or
knitted hats and mittens for families
A great fund raising idea is
to collect aluminum pull tabs (many Key Clubs are already
doing this!). Clubs can
either redeem the tabs and send a check to RMHC or the pull
tabs can be delivered to a
local Ronald McDonald House and they will recycle the tabs.
PLEASE CHECK WITH THE
RMH FIRST!
Please share the above ideas with your
Key Clubs. They may be interested in some of the specific suggestions for
service opportunities!
There are 7 Ronald McDonald
Houses in New England.
Connecticut
501 George Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Ph: 203 777-5683
Fx: 203 777-3082
Maine
654 State Street
Bangor, ME 04401
Ph: 207 942-9003 Fx:
207 990-2984
250 Brackett Street
Portland, ME 04102
Ph: 207 780-6282
Fx: 207 780-0198
Massachusetts
229 Kent Street
Brookline, MA 02446
Ph: 617 734-3333
Fx: 617 734-5239
34 Chapin Terrace
Springfield, MA 01107
Ph: 413 794-5683
Fx: 413 794-8199
Rhode Island
45 Gay Street
Providence, RI 02905
Ph: 401 274-444
Fx: 401 751-3730
Vermont
16 South Winooski Avenue
Burlington, VT 05401
Ph: 802 862-4943
Fx: 802 862-2175
If your Kiwanis Club is
located near a Ronald McDonald House, I hope you will get involved in helping
support the RMHC. It’s all about helping and serving children and their
families. Let’s show our Kiwanis’ hearts and just do it!
Sincerely,
Ava Adams, District Coordinator
Young Children Priority One
Scarborough, Maine Kiwanis
Club
New England and Bermuda
District
email: faithava2008@yahoo.
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