The Lucky Month of March

As the month of March came to an end, the wall inside the Ronald McDonald Family Room at Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare was completely filled with "lucky shamrocks." In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, we decided to have families write down what they feel lucky for on shamrocks surrounding the rainbow. We got many responses such as: family, life, love, kids, pets and many patients’ names currently receiving care at Gillette. Thank you to all of the families that participated in this activity. WE are lucky to have each and every one of you at the Ronald McDonald Family Room.

Holidays Are Special Here!

We love when volunteers go above and beyond to make holidays big and small special for the families we support. Check out the St. Patrick's Day celebration at the Ronald McDonald Family Room thanks to volunteers from Ryerson.

"Ryerson has served four Cooks for Kids meals since we opened last July and they are always creative with their themes and meals," said Kara Miller, Director of the Ronald McDonald Family Room. "Their recent St. Patty’s theme had all sorts of yummy green treats - even green butter! Ryerson's generosity and creativity makes the hospital experience just a little bit easier for families."

The Little Things Matter Most

Many of you are familiar with our volunteer meal program, Cooks For Kids, in which volunteers cook meals for the families inside the Ronald McDonald House, the House inside the hospital and the Ronald McDonald Family Room. Everyone is so grateful for the volunteers taking time out of their busy days to cook, serve and clean up. At the Ronald McDonald Family Room inside Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare, we recently had a group of high school students who are a part of the National Honor Society at Harding High School in St. Paul. They did such a wonderful job preparing a delicious, Asian-themed meal. One thing in particular that really caught everyone’s attention was the coconut Jell-O. The volunteers made several different colors of Jell-O using food dye and then made art out of the Jell-O! Families we so appreciative! One parent commented, “It really is the small things like pretty Jell-O that brings a smile to my face these days." Thank you, National Honor Society, at Harding High School for serving families. It seems like something so small, but we know it's the little things that really matter!