Raising Money for Ronald

We’ve always been fans of the Ronald McDonald House – what a wonderful organization. As you probably know, many families have to travel far from home to get treatment for their seriously ill or injured children. Treatment sometimes takes days or months or even longer – that’s a long time to be away from home.

Ronald McDonald Houses around the world offer families a way to stay together, be close to their children’s hospitals, and be comfortable and cared for during their stays.

Recently, we were lucky enough to be involved with the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Washington D.C.’s “Houses of Hope” fundraising event. It means so much to help an organization like this.

 

The D.C. Ronald McDonald House partnered with about 18 schools and companies to decorate Color Me Playhouses as a part of their fundraiser. After the playhouses were decorated, many were displayed at a local mall to show the community the many organizations involved in the Ronald McDonald House event.

One of the ways the schools and companies raised money was by collecting spare change for a week – using their Color Me House playhouse like a giant piggybank. On Monday, the organizations collected pennies; Tuesday, nickels; Wednesday, dimes; Thursday, quarters; And Friday, dollars. All told, about $20,000 was collected for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Washington D.C. in just one week.

Wow! Great job, Washington D.C., and keep up the good work, Ronald!

Playing with Nature

We are always happy to be asked to participate in fundraisers that make a difference in kids’ lives. So when the nice folks over at White Wave Foods, makers of Silk Soymilk, Horizon organic milk and several other delicious dairy products, asked us if we would donate some Color Me House playhouses for an employee fundraiser, we were in!

Individuals, department teams and employees’ families let their creativity explode onto the walls of the playhouses (Isn’t that dairy delivery truck great!). Then the houses were auctioned off to benefit the Thorne Ecological Institute, a Colorado-based non-profit that teaches kids and adults about nature through hands-on activities.

The White Wave folks were SO creative and did such a bang up job that they raised more than $850 for Thorne. How cool is that?!

We are so proud to be a part of White Wave Foods fundraising. Thorne Ecological Institute has connected more than 185,000 kids and adults to nature since it began in 1954. Fifty-five years of teaching kids about nature – congratulations to Thorne and many thanks to White Wave Foods for helping them out!