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Team Cuisine Meal Program

Sign up to make a meal for the guest families staying at the Columbus Ronald McDonald House

A home-cooked meal can make all the difference to a family at the Ronald McDonald House. Through Team Cuisine, our unique and impactful meal program, you will have the opportunity to make a tangible impact on families at the House. Prepare a delicious meal, under the guidance of our professional chef, designed with a carefully selected menu full of nutritious ingredients. We’ll take care of all the details, including the food, recipes, and cookware. 

A home-cooked meal can make all the difference to a family at the Ronald McDonald House. Through Team Cuisine, our unique and impactful meal program, you will have the opportunity to make a tangible impact on families at the House. Prepare a delicious meal, under the guidance of our professional chef, designed with a carefully selected menu full of nutritious ingredients. We’ll take care of all the details, including the food, recipes, and cookware. 

Your group of up to 15 (with participants aged 14-years or older) will be using our commercial-style kitchen and prep area which has open-flamed stovetops and industrial equipment. Please include any children attending in your total group number.

Volunteers will only need to arrive ready to get busy cooking! Create lasting memories while making a difference for our families! In order to purchase the ingredients needed for each meal, Team Cuisine meal groups will make a tax-deductible donation to our House.

  • $350 provides 100 breakfast or lunch servings

  • $450 provides 150 dinner servings

Timing for Meals

All groups arrive early to prepare their meal.  Once the meal is ready, we announce to our families and your group will begin meal service.

  • Breakfast Groups – arrive at 7:00 a.m. and are usually done with service around 9:30 a.m.
  • Lunch Groups – arrive at 10:00 a.m. and are usually done with service around 1:00 p.m.
  • Dinner Groups – arrive at 3:30 p.m. and are usually done with service around 7:00 p.m.

48-Hour Cancellation Policy

If you have committed to making a meal, thank you for your help in serving our families! If for any reason your group won’t be able to fulfill your commitment, please email Chef Blair, at least 48 hours in advance of your arrival time. 

This allows us adequate time to find another eager volunteer group that can fill in and ensure our families can still enjoy a home-cooked meal. Please note that funds donated toward the meal are often spent in advance on buying ingredients and won’t be refundable if cancellation occurs within 48 hours of your scheduled meal.

To register your group for Team Cuisine, please contact Chef Blair at Blair.Arms@rmhc-centralohio.org. Refer to the calendar below, to find out which days and meals are open. Available time slots will say “OPEN” in front of the meal.

May 2024

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
  • TC BREAKFAST- FIELD
  • TC LUNCH- Chase
  • DINNER
2
  • OPEN BREAKFAST
  • TC LUNCH- Ohio State Medical Center
  • DINNER
3
  • TC BREAKFAST- BMW
  • TC LUNCH- Niagara
  • OPEN DINNER
4
  • OPEN BREAKFAST
  • TC LUNCH- Grace Fellowship
  • OPEN DINNER
5
  • DINNER-Christ Lutheran Church (Bexley) Council
6
  • OPEN BREAKFAST
  • LUNCH- Pat, Becky, and Charlene
  • OPEN DINNER
7
  • TC BREAKFAST- Holowicki Enterprises McDonalds
  • TC LUNCH- T. Marzetti Company
  • TC DINNER- Columbus Chapter of Association of Legal Administrators
8
  • BREAKFAST- Hilton at Easton
  • TC LUNCH- Plymouth High School FCCLA
  • TC DINNER- GEODIS
9
  • BREAKFAST-McDonalds 4K4G
  • TC LUNCH- Worthington Enterprises
  • TC DINNER- ISACA Central Ohio
10
  • TC BREAKFAST- BMW
  • TC LUNCH- Huron
  • OPEN DINNER
11
  • BREAKFAST- Covenant Presbyterian Church
  • TC LUNCH- Company Williams Lea
  • DINNER- Ganesh Fam
12
13
  • OPEN BREAKFAST
  • LUNCH - Community Of Christ Grove City
  • TC DINNER- CESO
14
  • TC BREAKFAST- Holowicki Enterprises McDonalds
  • TC LUNCH- Holbrook & Manter CPAs
  • TC DINNER- Women's Life Group
15
  • TC LUNCH- Nationwide
  • DINNER - Columbia Gas
16
  • OPEN BREAKFAST
  • TC LUNCH- AEP
  • DINNER - Reformation Lutheran
17
  • OPEN BREAKFAST
  • TC LUNCH- Safelite
  • OPEN DINNER
18
  • BREAKFAST - Ohio Motorcyclists for Children
  • OPEN DINNER
19
  • TC DINNER- New Hope Church
20
  • OPEN BREAKFAST
  • LUNCH- Pat, Becky, and Charlene
  • OPEN DINNER
21
  • OPEN BREAKFAST
  • LUNCH- Nationwide
  • DINNER- McDonalds 4K4G
22
  • TC BREAKFAST- Holowicki Enterprises McDonalds
  • TC LUNCH- Continental Office
  • TC DINNER- Red Roof
23
  • OPEN BREAKFAST
  • TC LUNCH- Ohio Insurance Agents Association
  • OPEN DINNER
24
  • OPEN BREAKFAST
  • TC LUNCH- Reliable Staffing
  • DINNER - Free Will Baptist Churches
25
  • DINNER- Mount Period Church
26
27
  • OPEN BREAKFAST
  • LUNCH - Community of Christ Grove City
  • OPEN DINNER
28
  • OPEN BREAKFAST
  • LUNCH- Tuesday Kitchen Host Crew
  • OPEN DINNER
29
  • OPEN BREAKFAST
  • TC LUNCH- GAD Insurance
  • TC DINNER- CAS Legal Team
30
  • OPEN BREAKFAST
  • LUNCH- MLC
  • OPEN DINNER
31
  • OPEN BREAKFAST
  • TC LUNCH- Tenby
  • OPEN DINNER

NOTE:

  • Upon entering the building all meal group members should immediately sanitize their hands. RMHC has hand sanitizer at the front desk.
  • Anyone who has recently experienced COVID-19 symptoms, been diagnosed with COVID-19, traveled to an area where COVID-19 cases are increasing within the last 18 days, or been around someone with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis should not enter the RMHC facility.
  • Meal groups are limited to 15 people per group. Everyone must be 14 years or older. We cannot make exceptions.

If you have questions about the program itself or any other volunteer program, please contact Katherine.Becker@rmhc-centralohio.org

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