Our Families Alex's Story
Alex’s Story
July 28, 2017
It was a Friday evening in January, the end of a long work week, and Alex’s family was sitting down to dinner at their home in Olympia. They’re a family...
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Volunteer Spotlight Seattle ASG
Greater Seattle ASG
July 24, 2017
Every month, a half dozen or so members of the Seattle Chapter of the American Sewing Guild set up shop in the basement of the Ronald McDonald House in Seattle....
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Our Families Ireland's Story
Ireland’s Story
July 6, 2017
Mysterious symptoms Over Thanksgiving weekend of 2016, three-year-old Ireland started to complain of a headache. It got worse and worse until she vomited, and then she felt better. It worried...
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Volunteer Spotlight Ruth Fox
Volunteer Spotlight: Ruth Fox
June 26, 2017
“I know we’ve just gotten started, but they used to live here and I just have to say hello.” Ruth Fox waves excitedly across the Seattle House lobby to a...
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Vegetable Gardens At the House
Vegetable Gardens at the House
June 15, 2017
It was a long winter, but now that summer is finally here, the vegetable gardens around the House are getting crowded. Heads of lettuce are growing round and full. The...
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Sunny and Hoyt
May 25, 2017
We’re sad to share that two long-time Seattle House therapy dogs, Sunny and Hoyt, passed away recently. Sunny, a golden retriever, had been coming to the House since 2011 with...
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Volunteer Spotlight: Janet Stocker
May 2, 2017
Going to the grocery store and preparing meals are part of the weekly tasks for families. But imagine adding these tasks on top of caring for a very ill child,...
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Haircuts & Hope
May 1, 2017
Casey Roth came to the House as a volunteer with a yoga class. “The yoga class we did for kids was really fun, but I looked around and thought maybe there...
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One Man in a Kilt’s Perspective
April 10, 2017
Men in Kilts happens every year – this year we kick off on April 12th! A long time competitor for Team Bungie, Mark Fleig chatted with us about his experiences. “The...
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Everett Teen Gives Back to the House
April 4, 2017
Everett native, Tessa has been volunteering with the Ronald McDonald House for two years. “A friend of mine was already involved in cancer and advocacy, and she asked me if...
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