By Molly Todd, RMHC Volunteer I’m Molly Todd and I’m a Ronald McDonald House Charities Volunteer who just loves children’s artwork. I also love to
By Betsi Werling Editor’s Note: After almost a decade, Joe & Betsi Werling came back to Columbus from northwest Ohio last week, bringing their daughter,
By Rick Shepherd, Communications Manager for RMHC of Central Ohio On a beautiful sun-shiny summer afternoon, just less than a month ago, hundreds of bright
2023 Dean’s Charity Steer Show a Huge Success The 2023 Dean’s Charity Steer Show was a huge success, generating $172,709 in donations for Ronald McDonald
By Rick Shepherd This month, American Ninja Warrior contestant Michelle Warnky Buurma returned to the show with her little champion, Grace, cheering her on. At the
This past weekend Ronald McDonald House Charities was the beneficiary of the annual AEP Ohio Columbus 10K Presented by Orangetheory Fitness, again. In this video, family members who’ve stayed at the Ronald McDonald House, share what they’ve been going through with their children being hospitalized and share their gratitude (along with RMHC staff) to the Columbus10k community of supporters.
A Licking County, Ohio mom brought her teenage son to the Big Lot’s Behavioral Health Pavilion at Nationwide Children’s Hospital after he began withdrawing from
He was a young Star Wars fan who was given a Star Wars puzzle by a House manager seven years ago. Now a teenager, he returned with his mom to stay at the House for hospital appointments and happened to be staying at the House during a special observance of Star Wars Day. He and his mom show their gratitude, which only grew from the day he got that puzzle.
May is Mental Health Month and this week is Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week. RMHC of Central Ohio brought the first Ronald McDonald Family Room to the country’s first pediatric behavioral health hospital. One of our board members recently created a fund to support behavioral health initiatives supported by RMHC of Central Ohio. We spoke with another board member who experienced the RMFR at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Big Lots Behavioral Health Pavilion about why such a space is so necessary.
Betsy brought her son to Nationwide Children’s Hospital after his mental health concerns couldn’t be addressed by healthcare professionals in her local area. She found the help her son needed at NCH, and found our Ronald McDonald Family Room a perfect place to take a break while her son was getting the care he needed. She was also relieved to find out that she could stay at the Ronald McDonald House knowing her son’s inpatient care would take weeks.
