Arden Returns: A Sneak Peek Inside RMH Hamilton

All the pieces are finally coming together here at home. Little Arden and her brother return give you a little peek into the renovations and upgrades the house has gone through in the last few months. Arden couldn't believe the changes the house has gone through.

McDonald's Crew Winner #2!

We are very excited to share that the WEEK 2 WINNER of the fully stocked Red Bull fridge is – Karen McKinnon from McDonald's Restaurant 40285 in Waterloo!! Congratulations Karen!!

There are only a few more days until Christmas and bracelets are still a hot selling item. We would like to thank the Crew at McDonald's Restaurant on Hespeler Road in Cambridge for their amazing efforts this month. They are currently the top selling store with 2,690 bracelets sold so far!!

A big thank you to everyone who has purchased a bracelet in support of Ronald McDonald House Hamilton, you are helping us get closer to opening our doors.

Thank You Beamsville McDonald's!

Today we visited the newly renovated Beamsville McDonald's Restaurant to thank them for their extraordinary efforts raising funds for Ronald McDonald House Hamilton. The bracelets are selling so well at their store that they have asked for an extra 100 to be delivered!

One of the front line crew told us that she actually stayed at our House when her daughter was born. Here she is pictured with the Owner/Operator and the Operations Manager at the restaurant.

Thank you Beamsville McDonald's for all your hard work!

Chilli Cook-Off !

Yesterday the staff at Ronald McDonald House Hamilton hosted a holiday chilli luncheon for the construction workers on site at the House. It was a great way to say thank you for all of their hard work on our expansion project. There were 11 crock pots of chilli to choose from, some of the workers had 2,3 even 4 servings! We hope they all enojyed the lunch, we all had a great time putting it together for

them.

The Spirit of Giving

Although our House is closed for construction and things may not be looking very festive at the construction site, we have been lucky enough to recieve some wonderful holiday donations this week. Many of our donors have been calling and mailing in their annual holiday gift to the House.

On Monday one of our Campaign volunteers, Mark Cherney, dropped off the wrapped toys in this photo for our families! Yesterday we received toys, stuffed animals and beautiful snow globes from our friends at CHML through their Christmas Tree of Hope campaign. The families using our temporary home at the Visitor's Inn during the holidays will really appreciate these generous gifts.

We truly appreciate all the support from our community. If you are interested in making a holiday gift to Ronald McDonald House Hamilton please contact us at 905-521-9983.

And the winner is....

Yesterday we pulled the first winner from our McDonald's Crew program!Ryan L. from Iroquois Shore in Oakville is the lucky winner of our fully stocked Red Bull Fridge! We'll be pulling our next winner on Wednesday December 21st so we're encouraging the crew to keep up the great work for your chance to win!!

Although it's dark and rainy outside, we are not letting the weather get us down! Today we have some exciting things happening at the House. We are touring some of our friends from TD Bank this morning as they are donating $50,000 to the House so we can build a new Volunteer Lounge as part of our expansion project. We can't wait to show them how it's coming along and introduce them to our new Volunteer Manager, Shelley Harrison.

This afternoon we are stopping by the CHML radio station to accept our donation from this year's Christmas Tree of Hope fundraiser!

Now if only this rain would turn to snow and we could all get into the holiday spirit a little bit more... only 10 days until Christmas!

November/December Construction Update!