November 2020

Cornerstones of Love Grand Givers are extraordinary individuals who make a personal direct donation of $1,000 or greater providing the most critical core operating support to Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Intermountain Area.

This year Colleen and David Merrill, Annette Gaiotti and Don Goldberg, and Paula Green Johnson and Peter M. Johnson donated the value of the annual Grand Givers appreciation dinner to RMHC. This funding will underwrite some of the costs for food and meals at the Ronald McDonald House and the Ronald McDonald Family Room. This donation has been made in honor of RMHC’s 2020 Grand Givers.

RMHC is facing extraordinary challenges this year which have been helped by the generosity of this group. On behalf of the pediatric patient families served by RMHC, Thank You for your extraordinary support and generosity!

For information on how to become a Grand Giver and to see the list of our 2020 Grand Givers so far this year, CLICK HERE.

Ronald McDonald House Charities^Ⓡ of the Intermountain Area knows the value that peace of mind can bring. Knowing that our loved ones are safe, healthy, and cared for is the cornerstone of our work. Now, we’ve partnered with FreeWill to help our RMHC family protect the things you love through an online will-writing tool. It’s an easy way to plan for your future, support the people you love, and get peace of mind — at no personal cost.Click Here to Write your Free Will

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You may remember that back in September we announced an amazing gift from Cambia Health Foundation. Their gift made it possible to hire our first ever licensed social worker to provide more resources than ever to the pediatric patient families staying at Ronald McDonald House.

Now, we are excited to introduce you to Hannah Wilde as our Palliative Care & Behavioral Health Specialist.

Hannah is an amazingly dedicated professional who has jumped right in and is working alongside our families in a variety of capacities:

• Community resources
• Grief support
• Crisis assistance
• Self-care and connection opportunities
• Support classes

Thank you Cambia Health Foundation and welcome Hannah Wilde. We are so excited to have you join our family at Ronald McDonald House Charities!

Congratulations to all of the teams who participated in the 2020 Kilts for Kids fundraising campaign. It was a record breaking year with over $75,000 raised for RMHC’s mission to support pediatric patient families.

Here are the awards that were given to each amazing team:
Almost a Turkey – won twice but just edged out of 3 wins in a row – Jim Turnbull
Wiggin’ Out – Best Use of Wigs – Kilty Pleasure
All the Likes – Social Media Powerhouse – Team Andrus
All Heart – Most Heartfelt Appeal – Fight Like Em
Double Trouble – All donations matched – Lehilanders
Out of this World – Most Galactic Representation – Galactic Highlanders
Most Adorable – Ollie & Eli
Most School Spirit – East High Key Club
Super Sized Meal Award – The Meal Group who Became a Kilter Group to Raise $$$ for more meals – Innocent Until Proven Kilty
Say Cheese! – Most number of photo shoots in one year! – Team IRIE
Mission Possible – delivering RMHC’s mission every day AND met their goal! –  License to Kilt
And finally…the 2020 Kilt Champion – I’m Kiltin’ It – Cory Watson!

Don’t forget to join us on Tuesday, December 1^st for #GivingTuesday. We have a $10,000 goal that will be used to off-set our emergency lodging expenses related to COVID-19 that we have incurred this year. And – we have had some generous donors step up to provide matching support – so your donation will go twice as far!

We hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving – and then we hope you will join us #GivingTuesday – a very impactful day for our organization!

December is National Car Donation Month. Did you know that you can help Ronald McDonald House Charities when you donate your old car? The sale of even a single vehicle can provide significant, real-world differences to our families. How much of a difference? You may be surprised! Vehicle donation is a quick and simple way to help make a difference for families during challenging times.

• Donate cars, trucks, SUV’s, motorcycles, boats – if it has a motor, it can help.
• Any condition, even if it’s dinged, damaged, rusted or doesn’t start at all.
• We’ll have it picked up for free, and you may qualify for a tax deduction!

To learn more or to donate your vehicle today, CLICK HERE.

There are many ways that you can help provide an amazing holiday celebration for pediatric patient families who must celebrate far from home while supporting an ill or injured child. While we can’t have volunteer groups on-site as we have in years past, the need is still there and we could definitely use your help in making this a special time!To see all of the ways you can help support RMHC’s families at this time of year, click here to view our Home for the Holidays brochure.

Do you have an upcoming birthday? If so, we would love to be your choice for a birthday fundraiser. Birthday fundraisers made a big difference in the lives of the families we serve. Each fundraiser helps increase awareness and support for our organization.So if you have a birthday coming up and would like to create a Facebook Birthday Fundraiser for RMHC, CLICK HERE.

Happy Birthday!