Ronald McDonald House Charities Maryland
A home away from home for seriously ill children and their families.
It’s a VERY exciting time for the Ronald McDonald House Charities Maryland as we anticipate the opening of Our New House this spring. Check out some of the news coverage for more information:
Baltimore City Fire Fighters delivery 150 Tempur-Pedic mattresses to the New House! Watch on WMAR and WBAL!
An Interview with RMHCMD President & CEO Sandy Pagnotti by Baltimore Magazine
Welcome Home to our First Family with sneak peek video in The Baltimore Sun
We’re gearing up for our 8th Annual Red Shoe Shuffle 5K Run & Walk on April 7th! It’s our last lap at Lexington so we’re celebrating all the love our House has brought to families for the last 37 years before we move to Our New House later this spring. Check out some of the amazing coverage leading up to the shuffle and don’t forget to sign up!
Katie Truitt from the Red Shoe Crew & RMH Guest Elizabeth Gardner interviewed by WBFF
Our Team sings their hearts out on WJZ’s Manic Monday
The Baltimore Skyline is a bit more LOVE-LY with the addition of the Big Red Heart on the New Ronald McDonald House! Now, anytime you’re in the city, you’ll be reminded of the LOVE that keeps our House feeling like home to our families. Read this blog from the Baltimore Sun for more information.
Art by Janine Dowdle
Over the past year, more than 100 artists from around the country have generously donated 200 pieces of art to decorate the New House as part of our All You Need Is Love campaign! Thanks to these talented artists, the walls of the new Ronald McDonald House Charities Maryland will be adorned with artwork that spreads joy, happiness and a little whimsy so families and their children who stay at the House can smile a bit brighter. The art covers all mediums from painting to collage, photography, quilting and quilling with the themes of love, hearts, family and children. The pieces will be placed around the House on all three floors where families will be staying. Watch this clip from WJZ to learn more and read this article from the Baltimore Sun for all the fun details!
Ronald McDonald House Charities Maryland is pleased to announce that it has hired Kimberly J. Fusco, CPA as its Director of Finance and Administration. In this newly created position, Kim will handle the daily financial operations of the House and be a strategic-thought partner. Kim joins Ronald McDonald House Charities Maryland after many years at Ellin & Tucker, a prestigious Baltimore accounting firm. [Read more…]
We’re excited to announce that we’ve changed our name from Ronald McDonald House Charities Baltimore to Ronald McDonald House Charities Maryland (RMHCMD)! This new name best reflects the mission of the House as the only Ronald McDonald House in the State of Maryland to provide resources and support for families who travel to Baltimore from around the globe. And this Spring, our NEW House will open its doors to provide twice as many seriously ill children and their families with a “home-away-from-home”.
We’re excited to announce that we were awarded the Hearts & Hands Award and a $20K grant in recognition of initiatives that provide family-centered services through our Million Dollar Match Game. The Hearts & Hands Awards are presented by RMHC Global as part of the charity’s commitment to share and replicate best practice programs among the organization’s over 275 Chapters located in 64 countries and regions.
“We were thrilled to receive a Hearts & Hands Award as recognition for a fun and unique program that helped us move ever closer to our fundraising goal for our new House,” said Sandy Pagnotti, president of Ronald McDonald House Charities Baltimore. “We developed this game in partnership with our creative team at dlr | marketing, inc. and were amazed at the successful engagement that resulted.”
It’s Official! The final construction beam was placed this morning during a special Topping Off celebration for our new House which is now ready to go under roof at 1 Aisquith Street in the Jonestown neighborhood of Baltimore.
Mayor Catherine Pugh and some of our biggest supporters and closest friends joined us for a heart-filled morning which included
beam signings, a beam raising with 563 dangling hearts representing the number of families turned away from the current House last year due to limited space, and an unforgettable countdown led by 8-year-old Ryder who has been a returning guest at the House with his family for several years.
We can’t think of a better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than to Top Off the new House that Love Built and clear the way for construction to move to the interior as building plans for our new House stay on track. Check out the latest construction photos to see how we’re doing.
We’re gearing up for the 6th Annual Red Shoe Shuffle on Sunday, April 2nd! Watch our team talking to WJZ’s Ron Matz and two of our awesome Red Shoe Crew Members on WBFF.
Our very own RMH family – the Leach family – were the Official Monument Lighters, along with the Raven’s Steve Smith Sr. at the 45th Annual Washington Monument Lighting on December 1st in Downtown Baltimore. Check out some news coverage for highlights from the event!
