Our Current Needs:
- Swiffer Sweeper Wet Pad Refills
- Dye Free/Perfume Free Dryer Fabric Softener Sheets
- Lysol Disinfecting Spray
- Lysol Disinfecting Wipes
- Liquid Hand Soap
- Kleenex
- Bathroom Cleaner
- Martex 225 Thread Count Sheet Set, Queen Size, Color – Graphite. Available at:
- Martex Commercial Premium 12 Piece Hand Towel Set. Color – White. Available at:
Items we currently do not need (we already have a large stock of these items):
- Toys
- Coloring Books
- Crayons/Markers/Coloring Pencils
- Games
- Puzzles
Collect Pull Tabs
Maryland’s only Ronald McDonald House has been collecting aluminum pull-tabs since 1996. Schools, service organizations, churches, businesses and individuals from all over the state and the country collect them for us.
Download more information about the Pull Tab Program
Print a label for your pop tab containers
The Groff Family started Kara Cares in mid 2014 as a way for our family to give back after receiving such great care, kindness, understanding, etc while staying at the Children’s House in late 2001. The Children’s House provided a level of protection and comfort that only those who use the facilities can understand.
As a family, we reach out to our networks and spread the word to save the tabs. Of course, people ask why we are saving the tabs and we are able to describe the Ronald McDonald House and how the funds from the tabs are used to put gas in the shuttles. Over the past 18 months, we have watched Kara Cares grow exponentially. In 2015, Mr. Russ Hurd and the Heather Hurd 5k joined forces and their program donated over 60 lbs of the total haul. They have tabs being mailed from all over the country, 9 states in all (for now)!!!
