Volunteer

Volunteers play an essential part in our mission of service to families coping with the crisis of a critically ill or injured child. There are both group and individual opportunities available for volunteering. If you have any questions or need additional information, please call or e-mail Troy Frick at 254-770-0910 or troy.frick@rmhc-temple.com.

Volunteer Opportunities -
Meals – Provide breakfast, lunch or dinner for our families. Meals may be brought to the House or prepared at the House. Groups, families or individuals can volunteer to prepare a meal as a one time event or on a scheduled basis.

Baking – Prepare a special treat for our guests! Bake it here or at home. Anything homemade is always a special treat and there’s nothing like the delicious scent of something baking in the oven…homemade cakes, pies and cookies are always a welcome treat for our families!

Gardening – Our Memorial Garden and houseplants need love too! Volunteer to plant, weed, rake or water to make the House an attractive place to stay for our families.

Holiday Events – Bring cookies or treats. Make baskets or bags of treats with a holiday theme for our families. Decorate the House for the holiday or provide individual room decorations. It is even more difficult to be away from home during holidays. Your volunteer efforts and/or donations “with the holiday in mind” will go a long way towards easing the additional strain of our families having to be away from home over the holiday season.

Cleaning – Help keep the House spotless for our families. Our cleaning chores are inclusive of cleaning everything A to Z – top to bottom – inside and outside.

Volunteer List of Chores

Wipe down porch furniture with soap and water Clorox wipe drinking fountains, telephones and playroom toys Disconnect toaster ovens and clean inside and out Clean all three microwaves Wipe down “Ronald” statues inside and outside on patio Pick up trash outside in both parking lots Water garden and water front door plants Clean bird bath (scrub with water only) in front Move all couches and clean floors underneath Dust all air-condition ceiling vents Wipe down all washing machines and dryers Dust floor moldings and window sills throughout public areas of house and in unoccupied rooms Dust all picture frames Dust all chair rungs in dining rooms and large meeting room Dust all doors throughout House, making sure panels are clean – go in unoccupied rooms to dust doors and also top of TV’s Dust ceiling fans Vacuum hallways Wash van – vacuum interior Polish chairs in meeting room Clean out refrigerators – checking all dates Wash windows in and out Move beds in empty rooms and vacuum Organize pantry. Take out trash Fill snack cabinet

Clean drawer in bottom of stoves in small kitchen Clean on top of freezers in big kitchen pantry Thoroughly clean laundry rooms. Wash floors – clean counters, wipe down machines. Clean lint filters, clean detergent cupboard, clean floor moldings Move refrigerators – wash floor underneath. Wash floor moldings in big kitchen pantry and small kitchen In playroom – clean thoroughly, moving all furniture – dusting all books. Living Room – move all furniture, cleaning underneath. Wash pantry floors and around moldings Check all dates on food items. Put laundry away – putting some in small laundry room.Water garden and small crepe myrtle in play area. Empty rooms – dust bed frames, vacuum under beds, dust window sills, blinds, air conditioners. Wash windows, dust floor molding and picture frames. Use a brush to dust lamp shades, wash mirrors. Spot clean carpet spots.. Make sure rollaways in closet have appropriate sheets, blankets, pillows. Wash and dry bedspreads that are dirty. Wash garbage cans and lids. Put greeting cards in dining room closets in some order. Clean winter scene with Q tips. Clean oven drawers and hood vents. Make new check in folders and teen volunteer applications. Fill Coke machines

Pull Tab Program – Help the environment, help the House! Collect pull tabs which are recycled and the money received used for operational expenses for the House! This is a great school or club project!

Volunteers under the age of 14 must be accompanied by a responsible adult (preferably a parent or grandparent.) We cannot accept help from folks who need to fulfill court-ordered community service hours. Individuals who want to perform volunteer hours for community service needs at schools or jobs are welcome and are subject to background checks.

These are just a few of the opportunities for volunteers at Ronald McDonald House – Temple, TX; Please contact Troy
(254-770-0910 / troy.frick@rmhc-temple.com.) if you have volunteer questions and/or suggestions. We value your assistance and appreciate your help in service to our families at Ronald McDonald House Charities – Temple, TX

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Wish List

Community support over the last twenty-three years has helped this House serve over 8,500 families from all over the world. Donations, large and small, have helped the House feel like a home for people living through tremendously stressful times in their lives. Whether it’s a batch of homemade cookies, a home-cooked or purchased meal, handmade blankets, videotapes or DVD’s, or packaged snacks, each gift warms a heart.

So many times people ask how they can help the House and the families who are here. Here are a few suggestions:

Soft Scrub Sponges Clorox Wipes 55 Gallon Trash Bags Defibrillator Cookie Sheets Muffin Pan Colander Kodak Photo Paper Black Markers

Masking Tape Postage Stamps Iron with Automatic Shutoff Vacuum Cleaner Prepaid Phone Cards Pillows Bath Mats with Rubberized Backing Gift Cards Hairdryers Curling Irons

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Pull Tabs

By collecting aluminum pop tabs for us to recycle you can help with the operating expenses of the House, making a difference in the lives of those who stay here.

This is an ideal project for groups, clubs, and schools. The project teaches math concepts and is beneficial, not only to our families, but the environment as well. Pop tabs are easy to collect and this is a great program for children to get involved and make a genuine contribution to helping others. The tabs are easily removed, and cleaner to collect than cans, enabling the House to handle large volumes with less storage space required.

Pull Tab Fun Facts * The Ronald McDonald House Pop Tab Collection Program was established in 1987 by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Ronald McDonald House. * The ring-pull can known today was invented in 1962 * The pop tab was invented by Mr. Ermal Fraze in Kettering, Ohio Pull Tab Measurements * 1 inch = 1 pull tab * 1 foot = 12 pull tabs * 1 meter = 40 pull tabs * 1 1b. = 1,2067 pull tabs * 1 km. = 40,000 pull tabs * 1 mile = 63,360 pull tabs

Ronald McDonald House and you- pulling together can make a difference!

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Other Ways to Help

Here are a few more ideas:

• Make (or purchase) a meal to be served right away, or frozen for future use.
• Bake cookies, cakes, or other treats.
• Donate fresh fruits, vegetable, eggs, or meats.
• Donate an item from our Wish List
• Donate gift certificates for grocery stores, department stores, or entertainment venues.
• Make a donation in memory of someone or in honor of a special person or event. The honoree or family of the honoree is notified of the gift, but not the amount of the gift.

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