A word from RMHC

Here at Ronald McDonald House, we pride ourselves on being an established and trusted resource for families in need. Our Dallas location has experienced a 90 percent daily increase in the amount of guests that stay each day. Clearly our Dallas location was unable to meet the high demand of people in need of services, so we launched a capital campaign plan with M. Gale. Together we have completed such tasks like, a 90-day planning study assessing fundraising capacity, capital campaign management for more than two years, a development plan and assessment to assist with operational support included in the campaign goal. With our study complete, we launched our $12 Million Dollar campaign. We are proud of our strong reputation within our community and we are so thankful for the support esteemed hospital partners.  The key to our campaign was to reopen our relationships of past supporters and also find new donors interested in financial donations. Thankfully, The Crystal Charity Ball an...

  When Jenna Berge was 20 weeks pregnant, doctors found a spot on her baby’s heart. Soon after the discovery the Berge family had to go stay at the Ronald McDonald house so the spot could be monitored. When Miles was born, he miraculously passed every test and that is when the family created “Miracle Miles.” The Berge family stayed at the Ronald McDonald house four years ago and continue to give back. The first ever donation was just 40 gifts. This year, they needed a trailer to haul 564 gifts, $610 of cash and gift card donations, 50 newborns hats and 45 pounds of pop tabs. The donations collected by the family will be able to bless many families who stay at the house. Some of the donations will also be added to the “snowflake room” which is a special room that the house has around the holiday season where parents can go and pick out gifts for their kids. The Berge family was not at the house long, but they were touched and sympathized for families that have to spend time there du...

  Everyone knows how much the Ronald McDonald House of Charities does for families in need. But have you ever thought of what it means to that particular family and how they respond? The Walker family is extremely grateful after living at the house for three months while they were in and out of the NICU. Everywhere around them they would receive small acts of kindness. A day in particular to the Walker family was when they came home from a hard day at the hospital there was a small gift of hand cream and body products in their mailbox. The family was overwhelmed with gratitude and amazed that somebody thought of them. But that is just what the Ronald McDonald House stands for. Thinking of you when you need it, giving you the support when you feel like nothing is right, and making sure you are cared for when your only job is to care for your child. With the Ronald McDonald House supporting the Walker family, they decided it is time to pay it forward. The Walker family created the Ad...

Everyone here at the Ronald McDonald House is always looking to expand our buildings to help accommodate people in the building. We are constantly looking to see what we should add to our houses.  The  Ronald McDonald House in Wauwatosa expansion ideas are an example. Our first major expansion is the when we added a new rooms. Before 2014, the Ronald McDonald House in Wauwatosa had 37 rooms to that people can stay in. After gaining $10 million, they were able to add more rooms, with a total of 70 rooms. The expansion also included in a few more facilities to building as well. These facilities included a music therapy room for people who need a music therapy, a fitness center for people who want to exercise, study rooms for people who need to study, and new kitchens with the latest technologies. For the future, we want to make sure people will be comfortable in staying in the building after Covid 19. We want to make sure that people who need to go to one of our buildings once C...

 Light Up The House with RMHC of Nashville NASHVILLE, Tenn. - There's another community event coming up on our schedule, this time in the Music City. News 2 of Nashville will be featuring our Ronald McDonald House in Nashville in every newscast on Wednesday, December 9 throughout the whole day. The goal of this fundraiser is to raise $50,000! With every donation made, the outside of our house will be illuminated with Christmas lights in celebration of the gracious acts of the Nashville community. The festive lights will be on beginning December 9, and will continue to stay on throughout the holidays. That's why we feel RMHC of Nashville is so important," says the News 2 team. "We want to eliminate as many of these worries as possible so families can focus on what matters most - their sick child.  "Your support helps provide a safe and comfortable place for families to come back after a long day at the hospital, to a nourishing meal waiting for them in the kitchen...

During these tumultuous times, the Ronald McDonald House in Morgantown wanted to show appreciation for the healthcare heroes at Ruby Memorial Hospital. WBOY-TV captured our act of kindness and we couldn't have been happier for the opportunity to showcase the impact of our support for the healthcare heroes. Our partnership with the hospital has helped a tremendous amount of families and it was now time to show them that their work is valued greatly. A team of volunteers made and donated nearly 200 thank you kits to the hospital which included prepackaged snacks, toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner and notes of gratitude.   “We really appreciate those front liners. It’s making a significant difference as we try to mitigate COVID-19 and make our community safe again,” says Eleanor Reigel, Executive Director for the Pittsburgh and Morgantown Ronald McDonald House Charities. From the time the pandemic hit, our Ronald McDonald House team acted quickly to ensure that the CDC guidelines were...