As patients progress through treatment at Rogers Behavioral Health, they are given opportunities to spend time with their loved ones off campus and our Ronald McDonald Family Room® has become “the place to be!” for these visits. If you read our latest edition of HomeWord, you may remember the Kindy family! “From the moment we walked into the Family Room…
My journey with Ronald McDonald House Charities® Eastern Wisconsin began in 2018 when a friend invited me to attend an open house in the “Secret Garden” and take a tour of the facilities. Even though the House is located in my neighborhood, and I knew good things were happening there, I had never visited myself. Little did I know that…
“Ronald McDonald House Charities® Eastern Wisconsin is so excited to be celebrating the two-year anniversary of our Family Room. Our commitment to keeping families together and promoting the health and well-being of children is amplified by our incredible partnership with Rogers Behavior Health. We have witnessed the positive impact our services provide to families firsthand and look forward to serving…
We have teamed up with local eatery Pizza Man for the In Dough We Grow special! Now through September 30, purchase “The Pizza that Love Built,” and 100% of the proceeds benefit our House! What a delicious way to help keep families together. 😊 🍕 Read about how this pizza came to be from friend of the House, 12-year-old Miles…
I’ve been volunteering at the Ronald McDonald House® for about a year now, and it’s one of the most rewarding experiences. I’ve had the opportunity to meet families going through some of the most challenging times, and offering them a little hope is extremely rewarding. One of my love languages is food and sharing my love of food with others….
Since 2000, recycling the little aluminum tabs from soda cans has generated nearly $400,000 for our Ronald McDonald House®. From bikers to Girl Scouts & Boy Scouts, friends from near and far collect pop tabs all year long, with the biggest impact being on our annual Tab Toss Day. This year, in addition to collecting pop tabs, the fourth grade…
I have been a volunteer at the Ronald McDonald House® since August of 2022. I knew from the beginning that I would have a great experience at RMHC®, and would enjoy forming connections with other volunteers, staff and the guests staying at the House. The happiness I feel when I walk through the doors is why I keep doing what…
It’s every parent’s worst nightmare – your child is sick and there is very little you can do to help. My nephew, Brayden, was born with a (literal) list of issues*. He was diagnosed with a failure to thrive, followed by a slew of other diagnoses that kept coming, one after the other, for several months after his birth. He…
I have been volunteering at the Ronald McDonald House® since 2019, and have loved every minute of it! Between helping wonderful families and working alongside kind volunteers and the trusted staff, I have gotten to meet and personally know many amazing people through my time at RMHC®. As a Teen Hospitality Volunteer, I love working around the House to help…
As February comes to an end, I find myself reflecting on how much love I have witnessed in these first two months of the New Year! Our expansion is open and serving our guest families in new and innovative ways, which is so exciting. After years of dreaming and imagining what our bigger House would look like and how it…
