Community Corner
Ronald McDonald House
The Ronald McDonald Family Room (Family Room)
will be an extension of The Ronald McDonald House
of Long Island (RHM-LI). The Family Room will be
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located in Stony Brook Long Island Children’s Hospital
(Stony Brook) and is scheduled to open in August 2013.
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Become a Family Room Volunteer
Family Room volunteers help extend the mission of
RMH-LI by providing warmth and comfort to families in
a time of need. The commitment of being a volunteer
in the Ronald McDonald Family Room is an important
one. Volunteers will provide reception for families, offer
hospitality, keep the room neat and tidy, restock snacks
and beverages, maintain statistical records and enforce
policies. The following 4-hour shifts are available:
9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Sign-Up to Drive the Family Room Van
Van drivers will provide transportation for families to
airports, doctor’s appointments, drug store, and run
errands for the operation
If you are interested in becoming a Family Room
volunteer, van driver, donor, fund raiser, committee
or advisory board member or would like further
information about the Family Room, please contact
Jennifer Nicholson at (516) 775-5683, ext. 158
or by e-mail at jnicholson@rmhlongisland.org.