Ronald McDonald Houses

A new Ronald McDonald House is being built near our local hospital. We
haven't had a local one before. The nearest was in Chicago at a big
university hospital. Have any of you ever been involved with a Ronald
McDonald House? Do you know if they accept quilts for use at the house
or keep them on hand to give to the families? I will contact the
organization directly but just wondered if anyone here has worked with
them before. The house will not be open until 2015 so we have time to
plan.

Susan

Our local Ronald McDonald House gives a quilt (or fleece blanket) to
each sick child that stays there, so they can use quilts for all ages --
tiny baby through teenagers. They also have quilts (throws, I think) in
each room for the families to use while they are staying there. They
used to have quilts on each bed, but no longer do that. I suspect it was
too hard to get that many big quilts donated. The houses are wonderful
places and their services are much appreciated by the families that stay
there.

Julia in MN

On 1/27/2013 8:38 AM, Susan Laity Price wrote:
A new Ronald McDonald House is being built near our local hospital. We
haven't had a local one before. The nearest was in Chicago at a big
university hospital. Have any of you ever been involved with a Ronald
McDonald House? Do you know if they accept quilts for use at the house
or keep them on hand to give to the families? I will contact the
organization directly but just wondered if anyone here has worked with
them before. The house will not be open until 2015 so we have time to
plan.

Susan




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Thanks for your offer to connect me with your local committee chair. I
will file this reply and contact you again when it is closer to
opening. It is good to hear that most Ronald McDonald Houses uses
quilts. Once the house is actually under construction I want to
organize a group to make quilts for the children and families. Will
wait until the local charity is better organized before making my
offer. In the meantime I can finish some of my UFO's and set aside
fabric for the project.

Susan

On Sun, 27 Jan 2013 23:46:28 GMT, wrote:

I belong to a quilt guild (Block Party Quilters in Bellevue, Washington)
that donates quilts to RMcHouse all the time. They are extremely happy to
get them. If you like I can put you in touch with the Ronald McDonald House
Committee chair. She'll be able to answer questions about our local house.
Our Ronald McDonald House is partnered with Seattle Children's Hospital and
University of Washington. They are very happy to receive the quilts and we
get thank you letters via the house from families that the quilts are very
important. I do know that the patient gets to choose his/her own quilt from
the stockpile.
Donna in Bellevue

Thanks for your information. It will be at least a year before
construction begins as they must raise a lot of money in addition to
what Ronald McDonald Charities will be giving them.

Susan


On Sun, 27 Jan 2013 18:28:00 -0600, Julia in MN
wrote:

Our local Ronald McDonald House gives a quilt (or fleece blanket) to
each sick child that stays there, so they can use quilts for all ages --
tiny baby through teenagers. They also have quilts (throws, I think) in
each room for the families to use while they are staying there. They
used to have quilts on each bed, but no longer do that. I suspect it was
too hard to get that many big quilts donated. The houses are wonderful
places and their services are much appreciated by the families that stay
there.

Julia in MN

On 1/27/2013 8:38 AM, Susan Laity Price wrote:
A new Ronald McDonald House is being built near our local hospital. We
haven't had a local one before. The nearest was in Chicago at a big
university hospital. Have any of you ever been involved with a Ronald
McDonald House? Do you know if they accept quilts for use at the house
or keep them on hand to give to the families? I will contact the
organization directly but just wondered if anyone here has worked with
them before. The house will not be open until 2015 so we have time to
plan.

Susan