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Out of Grief, A House of Healing and Hope

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35 Years with San Diego’s Ronald McDonald House By Connie Hernandez, a co-founder of Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego, pictured above with husband and co-founder Nick Hernandez We were young parents in 1976, busy raising our two sons and two daughters. That’s when we got the worst news imaginable: “Your son has a […]

USD’s ADPi Sorority Raises $7,000+ through 5K Run

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In a great show of community support, members of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority at University of San Diego held a 5K on December 5, 2015. More than 125 runners took part in this race to benefit family care at San Diego’s Ronald McDonald House. Sorority members organized the event and recruited runners for a […]

Give through your shopping!

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Your Shopping Can Be a Gift to Families in Need. It’s simple, automatic, and at no cost to you: have Amazon donate to us when you shop online through AmazonSmile! AmazonSmile offers the same products, prices and services as Amazon. Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible purchases to your chosen organization. Register at smile.amazon.com, select Ronald […]

Volunteer Profile: Anne-Marie Penkala

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Anne-Marie Penkala is a pro at our front desk, greeting families and answering questions. She’s glad to be learning something new with each shift. Anne-Marie has been on both sides of the reception desk: her two teenaged daughters had surgery at Rady Children’s Hospital when they were younger, and her family used both the former […]

Golfers Raise $228,000 for Family Care

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More than 100 golfers showed their support for families at San Diego’s Ronald McDonald House by taking part in the 24th Annual Golf Tournament, held this year at the beautiful Pauma Valley Country Club. Players enjoyed four and a half hours of challenging yet fun holes on an absolutely pristine course. General Chair Brian Cahill […]

2015 ROMP Gala with David Cook

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Talented and charismatic rocker David Cook capped the entertainment at this year’s ROMP to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego. Now in its sixth year, this year’s ROMP transformed the Estancia La Jolla  into an Argentinian dream, called “A Moment in Buenos Aires.” Open-air performances from Evita entertained 300 guests who then feasted on a gourmet […]

Eagles Join In Giving Back for Masyn

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As a two-year-old, Masyn suffered a traumatic brain injury when an entertainment center fell on him. The Ronald McDonald House kept Masyn’s family close by his side during his two-month hospitalization. Masyn is thriving, though the injury left him with brain damage. For Masyn’s seventh birthday, his mom, Melissa, organized a party and silent auction […]

New Recycling Program Reduces Our Trash by 90%

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Since Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego started our meals program in 2010, we’ve grown from 50,000 to 150,000 meals served each year. Our dishwasher simply couldn’t keep up with this increased volume, and we used paper and plastic dinnerware to make sure families had access to meals that keep them going. We weren’t […]