Ronald McDonald House Happenings! A weekly newsletter about the Oak St House

Recently we have begun to publish a newsletter about what has been happening at the House on Oak St. We put it together each week. The families staying here have enjoyed reading it, so we thought we would share it all of you! There has sure been a lot of activity during the past week.....

Monday

Monday Night was volunteer appreciation night!

We would like to thank all of the volunteers
who make our mission possible. THANK YOU!

Tuesday
Tuesday night was busy! Therapy dog Rupert stopped by,
the boys played Wii and creations were made during craft time.









Wednesday
The RMH just got the movie Tangled, so the kids had to check it out in the movie theater.
Thursday
With this nice Minnesota Spring weather we've been having, more and more people are signing up for the Target trips! The RMH provides a van to Target every Monday and Thursday from 6:30-8:00pm.
Friday
Look at this cool chair the kids made! It will be auctioned off for Breanna's Gift.. the program that provides dance and art at the house on Friday afternoons.

Meet our staff-
Each week one of the staff members is highlighted...
Meet Persis, the Director of Family Services at the RMH - Oak Street! Persis loves working at the RMH. She used to volunteer at the House in Philadelphia. When she and her husband Tod moved to Minneapolis, they planned to stay for two years while Tod Studied architecture. Persis started working at the RMH in Minneapolis as the house manager. Plans to move back to Boston changed and they love Minnesota!
Persis lives with Tod, her two daughters, two dogs and two cats! She loves to knit and create things.. except food. She loves to eat but not to cook. Persis also loves to take pictures. She thinks capturing people smiling, and doing things they enjoy is fun.
When Persis' daughters were little, her family went on canoe trips to the Boundary Waters in northern MN. One of her girls decided she hates bugs... they are hoping she changes her mind. If she doesn't Persis would love to go back with just Tod. She thinks it is the most beautiful place on earth.
Persis loves meeting all the kids and parents who stay at the RMH. You can find her in the back corner of the Program Office. Come by and say hi!

Jerry's friend of the week....

Jeremy loves Jerry. Each day Jeremy was in the hospital, he could not wait to get back to the house to visit Jerry. Jerry is glad you are back at the house Jeremy!

Around the House....
We have a celebrity in the house! Jocelyn is the little girl who is on the U of MN Amplatz shuttle that comes to the RMH every day. She tells everyone that it is HER bus. If you ever need a ride to the hospital, the shuttle stops at the doors by the program office every 20 minutes from 7:00 am to 2:00 pm. After 2:00 pm, it comes if you call the number by the phone located by the front doors of house one. Make sure to sneak a peek at Jocelyn!

News from the School....
Great news in the RMH school this week! Erika, an 8th grader, has been working very hard on her reading and English skills. This week she got 100% on her Wordly Wise test! Way to go Erika!
Things to look forward to......
Every Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 pm is cooking! Come to the HOUSE TWO kitchen to make yummy treats every week!

Be sure to check out the RMH DVD selection, located in the program office! It is always stocked wit the most recent movie releases, and our volunteers work very hard to keep it organized.