Category Archives: Volunteers

Thanks A Million!

by Brian Zunker and Jan Gunter Yesterday Dedee Cline drove with her three wonderful children from San Angelo to the Ronald McDonald House in Austin to make a special delivery. (Have you ever driven from San Angelo to Austin? It’s a … Continue reading

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One Week of Appreciation Isn’t Enough

by Jane Rose Update: Thanks to Giving City Austin for sharing this post in their own blog post: “Love, Jane Rose.” This is the one week during the year set aside as “Volunteer Appreciation Week.”  But we appreciate our volunteers … Continue reading

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When their babies are born early

by Jan Gunter Families stay with us when their children are in the hospital. The most common diagnosis of these children is premature birth. That means we see lots of precious little babies on their way home after weeks or … Continue reading

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Team Ronald Gearing up for the Livestrong Austin Marathon

By Ann Jerome One month from now, I’ll be running the Livestrong Austin Half-Marathon to represent and support our newest initiative “Team Ronald.”  I’ve had a great time training with my new running buddies and meeting every Saturday morning at Town Lake … Continue reading

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Paying it forward

By Jan Gunter Childhood illness and injury do not take a holiday, and neither do our volunteers! When children are in the hospital on holidays, families stay with us, and our volunteers show up faithfully to cook lunch and dinner … Continue reading

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