Team Cuisine Meal Program

Sponsor and serve a meal to guest families 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 Blairat 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.

November 2024

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
  • OPEN BREAKFAST
  • LUNCH- Scioto Ridge United Methodist Church
  • OPEN DINNER
2
  • DINNER- Buckeyes for RMHC
3
  • DINNER- RMHC Friends Chapter of Licking County
4
  • OPEN BREAKFAST
  • LUNCH- Pat, Becky, and Charlene
  • TC DINNER- Westerville Realty Association
5
  • OPEN BREAKFAST
  • TC LUNCH- Meyer Wilson
  • TC DINNER- GEODIS
6
  • OPEN BREAKFAST
  • TC LUNCH- BMT
  • DINNER- Smith Family 4K4G McDonald’s
7
  • TC BREAKFAST- Denison Women's Lacrosse Team
  • TC LUNCH- Ohio Health
  • OPEN DINNER
8
  • TC BREAKFAST- Anser Advisory
  • TC LUNCH- Construction
  • TC DINNER- Peters & Girard Next Home Realty
9
  • BREAKFAST- Covenant Presbyterian Church
  • TC DINNER- Kathryn Bornhoeft
10
  • TC DINNER- Lekha Shah and friends
11
  • OPEN BREAKFAST
  • LUNCH - Community Of Christ Grove City
  • TC DINNER- AREAA Columbus
12
  • TC BREAKFAST - CeraSite
  • TC LUNCH- Cardinal Health
  • DINNER- Southwest
13
  • TC BREAKFAST- Field Fastener
  • TC LUNCH- Del-Co
  • TC DINNER- New Hope Church
14
  • BREAKFAST-McDonalds 4K4G
  • TC LUNCH- AWRI Lead Admins
  • DINNER- IMPACT Community Action
15
  • TC BREAKFAST- BMW Group
  • TC LUNCH- Thomas Riddle Real Estate Group
  • TC DINNER- New Hope Church
16
  • BREAKFAST - Ohio Motorcyclists for Children
  • DINNER- Red Shoe Society
17
  • DINNER- La Gracia de Jesucristo
18
  • OPEN BREAKFAST
  • LUNCH- Pat, Becky, and Charlene
  • DINNER- McDonald’s Accounting Team
19
  • OPEN BREAKFAST
  • LUNCH- Colonel Crawford High School FCCLA
  • TC DINNER- UA Rotary
20
  • TC BREAKFAST- Bluestone Wealth Partners
  • TC LUNCH- Alliant Insurance Services, INC
  • DINNER - Columbia Gas
21
  • TC BREAKFAST- FST Logistics
  • TC LUNCH- T&T Associates Inc.
  • DINNER - Reformation Lutheran
22
  • LUNCH- Madison Township Fire Dept.
  • DINNER - Free Will Baptist Churches
23
  • TC LUNCH- Sunday Family Dinner Group
  • TC DINNER- Team Heartstrings
24
  • DINNER- Buckeyes for RMHC
25
  • TC BREAKFAST- Smoot Construction
  • LUNCH - Community of Christ Grove City
  • TC DINNER- Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
26
  • OPEN BREAKFAST
  • TC LUNCH- Worthington Enterprises
  • DINNER- Hollywood Casino
27
  • BREAKFAST- JensenStrong Family
  • TC LUNCH- AWRI Research IS Customer Experience Team
  • TC DINNER- Epiq Global
28
  • DINNER
29
30

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

The Team Cuisine Program is supported by: