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."

Every Pop Tab Counts!

Last week at the Ronald McDonald Family Room inside Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare, I was very excited to see a patient named Gavin bring in a large bag. I asked Gavin what was inside the bag and he said “A ton of pop tabs!” In fact, it was a 12lb bag of pop tabs he had been saving for us. Gavin had his friends and family save all of their pop tabs over the last few months. He was so excited to donate them and I was equally excited to accept them! Thank you to everyone who collects pop tabs, and just as Gavin told me, every pop tab counts and makes a difference.