Summer Fun at the Ronald McDonald House

Fall is in the air! The Minnesota State Fair has come and gone, the U of MN students have returned to campus and to volunteering here at the House :) and the Ronald McDonald House School started last week. But before we get too far into fall, picking apples and getting ready for Halloween... we wanted to highlight some of the fun summer moments we enjoyed at the House......
we played baseball...
we sold lemonade to raise money for the house...
we made fun clay creations....
we cranked fresh ice cream...
we celebrated Jerry's 4th birthday....
we went bowling....
we made yummy pizza....
we cheered on our turtle Flash at the Turtle Derby....
we made t-shirts for the 4th of July and tie dye too...
we paddled the lakes in Minneapolis....
we had fun at the water park....
we rode horses....
we went to Faith's Lodge for Sibling Camp....
we climbed high on the rock wall....
we performed selections from Annie as part of our drama camp....
we built rockets....
then we decorated them....
and then we launched them....
we were Queens for a Day....
we made blankets...
we made beautiful beaded bracelets and zipper pulls.....
and we celebrated the end of summer with our annual Luau...
We had so much fun together!!

Here is a slide show of some of our adventures. Be sure to click the white message box in the bottom left corner to see the captions.

Ronald McDonald Care Mobile® at the State Fair

I love the State Fair and was thrilled to be in the parade with the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile this year. What a wonderful parade! The Ronald McDonald House Care Mobile was at the fair with representatives from the House both August 26th and September 2nd. The fans waved and cheered enthusiastically as we walked and drove by. The bands and various acts who are in the parade were really fun to see, too.

The Ronald McDonald Care Mobile provides mobile dental care for uninsured and under-insured children and youth in the 14-county metro area. In just a year since inception, over 1,000 children have received dental care. Many of the children had never been to the dentist before.

BMW of Minnetonka, the Valet Sponsor of our annual gala, Fam Glam, provided a BMW Convertible so the Williams, a current family who are staying at the House while their daughter is receiving treatment, could ride in the Fair parade. Molly, Luke and Jean had a great time waving to the crowd as they rode in the convertible. I have to admit - I loved driving the BMW, too! Thanks, BMW for your continuing support of RMHC-UM families.