Annual Report - Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Bluegrass

Ronald McDonald House Charities® of the Bluegrass
2014 Annual Report
OUR IMPACT
Donor and volunteer support makes it possible
for us to serve thousands of families each
year who travel from near and far so that
their children can receive the best health care
available in Kentucky. Our programs provide
a safe and supportive haven for families
facing health challenges bigger than they
could ever have imagined.
“The House that love built” isn’t just a slogan
for us. It is each of you reading this report
and hundreds of others all giving their part to
make sure we are available for the children
and their families who need us. I hope what
you read in this annual report inspires you to
continue and even deepen your support and
involvement with Ronald McDonald House
Charities of the Bluegrass.
Best wishes,
Vicky Myers
Vicky Myers
2014 RMHC of the Bluegrass Board President
67,500
32,500 children
since opening the doors
to the Ronald McDonald
House® in 1984
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Total number of children impacted
by RMHC® of the Bluegrass since 1984
20,000 children
since opening the
Ronald McDonald
Family Room® in 2009
15,000 children
since rolling out the
Ronald McDonald
Care Mobile® in 2005
FAMILY STORY
Love Has No Limits
by Lindsey Sharp, RMHC Communications Intern
As a Community Outreach intern at Ronald McDonald
House Charities of the Bluegrass, I did not realize I would
be meeting people who would inspire me and change my
outlook on life.
Heather Redington and her three children, Zoe, Zanna,
and Zion stayed at the Ronald McDonald House for only
a week, but I immediately fell in love with the whole
family. The children were filled with excitement, giving me
hugs and taking goofy pictures with my phone!
The Redington family are no strangers to the Ronald
McDonald House. In fact, Heather Redington and her
children had been guests of the Ronald McDonald House
in Orange County, California where daughter Zoe was
having open heart surgery. Heather loved the House so
much that she started cooking for the other guests and
volunteering in her spare time. Little did Heather know
that she and her children would be making a trip to
another Ronald McDonald House, this time across the
country in Lexington, Kentucky. “The kids could not wait
to go back to Ronald McDonald House,”
said Heather.
Heather and her 12 year old daughter,
Zoe, 7 year old daughter, Zanna, and
6 year old son, Zion checked in at the
Ronald McDonald House in Lexington
and began making daily trips to Shriner’s
Hospital just a few miles down the
road. Zion was receiving his brand new
prosthetic legs having been born with only
one finger on each hand and one toe on
each foot. (This condition is known as
Ectrodactyly.)
Pictured L- R: Zoe, Zion, Heather and Zanna
Redington. Pictured above: Zion in the
playroom at the Ronald McDonald House.
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Zion, Zoe and Zanna take a selfie with Lindsey
The doctors at Shriner’s thought it would be best to
amputate Zion’s feet due to the pain that they were
causing him when he walked. Heather explained to me
how fearful Zion was about the operation. “I am going
to miss my feet,” said Zion to his mother before the
operation. Leading up to the operation on December 21,
2012, Heather made Zion a special doll that looked just
like him and was wearing a super hero cape. Once Zion
had his surgery, she cut off the dolls feet and together
they named him “Little Zion.”
Zion received his prosthetic legs and feet from Shriner’s
Hospital and was walking the very same day. “The
doctor told me that this was very unusual for children,”
said Heather. Although this was a breakthrough day for
Zion, it was a long day, too. “Mom, I just want to go
home to Ronald McDonald House,” proclaimed Zion.
Everyone at the House could not believe that the same
boy who had arrived in a wheelchair was now walking
on his brand new legs! Of course that same day “Little
Zion” received his brand new legs as well as matching
shoes!
The Redingtons are now back in their hometown of
Tennessee and Heather and Zion are training to run 2.6
miles together in the St. Jude Country Music Marathon in
Nashville, Tennessee.
I never expected to have such a personally transformative
experience by being an intern for Ronald McDonald
House Charities of the Bluegrass, but the Redington family
proved me wrong. Heather is an amazing mother who
definitely understands that love has no limits. The love she
has for her children reflects that… and I feel so blessed to
have met her.
RONALD McDONALD HOUSE®
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WE CELEBRATED
OUR 30-YEAR
ANNIVERSARY
1984 – 2014
At the Ronald McDonald House,
families can enjoy:
Top Kentucky Counties represented:
• Home-cooked meals
• Rockcastle (225 nights)
• Meals within a fully stocked kitchen
• Lincoln (212 nights)
• Safe parking
• Pulaski (206 nights)
• Individual refrigerators and storage pantries
for each guest room
• Laurel (457 nights)
• Lee (198 nights)
LEE
• Laundry facilities
LINCOLN
ROCKCASTLE
PULASKI
• 21 bedrooms with private bathrooms
LAUREL
• Indoor play areas for children
• Recreational activities
• Transportation to/from local hospitals
294
FAMILIES STAYED
AT THE HOUSE
11
2.12/DAY
$
Average amount
families contributed
78
$
Daily cost
of providing
a room
2014 Ronald McDonald House
Highlights
4,295
TOTAL NIGHTS
NIGHTS
AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY
• Renovation of 21 guest rooms, which
came in under budget
• Installation of bike racks
• We had over 11,000 volunteer hours
• 98% dinner coverage, 2nd year in a row
• We had over 1,900 volunteers
participate in group service
“The Ronald McDonald House allowed
143 NIGHTS, LONGEST STAY BY ONE FAMILY
us to see our daughter more and it
took the worry of ‘where am I going to
stay’, and ‘how are we going to afford
78
of lodging were
% offornights
families with premies
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that’ away. It relieved the stress
during this difficult time.”
Room Renovation Sponsors
RONALD McDONALD HOUSE continued
In 2014, the Ronald McDonald House
experienced a 5 month long, $750,000
extensive renovation to all guest rooms
resulting in gorgeous new bedrooms and
bathrooms featuring energy efficient upgrades.
Anonymous
Denise & Lance Long
Children’s Charity Fund
of the Bluegrass
Elsie & Nelson McMakin
Lewis Bizzack Family
Kathleen Riley Torok
Memorial Fund
Gallatin Steel
RMHC Life Members
Debbie & Joe Graviss
UK HealthCare/KY
Children’s Hospital
Healy Family Foundation
Room renovation sponsers at the House reopening ceremony
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NEW GUEST
ROOMS
Demolition, reconstruction and new room design
Heinrich Family
UPS Foundation
Dr. Phillip Holland
Renovation Project Partners
APS Communications
GBBN Architects
Mr. James Archambeault
Jarboe Construction
Benjamin Moore Paints
KLH Engineers
CDI – Carpet
Decorators, Inc.
LexTro
CG Concepts
Tyco – SimplexGrinnell
Rely A Light
Our “Adopt a Room” Donors
Alpha Delta Pi –
Beta Psi Chapter
Burning Stick Foundation
(2 rooms)
Gary Bizzack
Central Bank
Darley USA
Cyrus Dicken, Jr.
Family & Friends
Sarah Lister and Arianna Schaus at
the House reopening ceremony.
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Lexington Clinic
Lexington Medical Society
Foundation, Inc.
Link Belt Cranes
Keeneland (2 rooms)
Magnum Hunter
Production Co. (2 rooms)
Dillard’s
James Monroe Homes in
honor of Jonathon Boone
Monroe (Living Room)
Enterprise Holdings
Foundation
Nucor Gallatin Steel
Southside Church of Christ
The Healy Family
McDonald’s
Toyota Motor
Manufacturing
Kentucky, Inc.
Billy Johnson Law Firm
Charles LoPresti Stable, Inc.
RONALD McDONALD FAMILY ROOM®
1,837
FAMILIES OF PATIENTS
14,254
INDIVIDUAL GUESTS
CUPS OF COFFEE
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SUPPLIES
WE CELEBRATED OUR
5-YEAR ANNIVERSARY
2009 – 2014
The Ronald McDonald Family Room is staffed with
helpful, specially trained and screened volunteers.
Guests of the Family Room will find comfortable
seating areas, complimentary snacks, McDonald’s®
coffee, books and magazines as well as the use of
portable electronic devices (DVD and CD players)
with a library of family-friendly media.
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250
Bags of chips consumed
2,450
Bottles of water consumed
2,100
Individually wrapped snacks
7,690
Total Estimated
Value of Supplies
$15,010
2014 Ronald McDonald
Family Room Highlights
•Added 21 new volunteers
• Added new children’s books and toys
• Repaired recliners
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8,600
Cups of hot chocolate shared
Guests from 86 of 120 Kentucky counties
and 15 U.S. states visited the Family Room
Top Kentucky Counties represented:
8,600
Cups of coffee shared
86
• Fayette (1,638 guests)
• Laurel (886 guests)
• Pike (573 guests)
• Pulaski (454 guests)
• Whitley (415 guests)
81
VOLUNTEERS
2,982
VOLUNTEER HOURS
10 /37
Average number
of volunteers per
week/month
“Families in the Room are always amazed
to find out that I am a volunteer, not paid.
They make me feel so appreciated.”
RONALD McDONALD CARE MOBILE®
Ronald McDonald Care Mobile
Service Area Includes Four Counties:
•Knott
•Leslie
•Letcher
•Perry
PERRY
LESLIE
Eastern Kentucky has some of the
highest rates of general health and
oral health disparities in the nation.
A typical treatment regimen for children on board
the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile includes:
12%
Percentage of tooth
decay in pre-school age
children in the U.S.A.
31%
Percentage of tooth
decay in pre-school
age children in the
entire state of Kentucky
58%
Percentage of tooth
decay in pre-school
age children in
Eastern Kentucky
• Comprehensive oral evaluation (exam)
• A “Dental Report Card” (for parents)
• A new toothbrush kit
• A Prophylaxis (cleaning)
• Fluoride varnish
• Dental sealants (if needed) on all erupted permanent
premolars and molars
• A referral for additional dental care (if needed)
• An appointment with a Pediatric Dentist (if urgent)
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KNOTT
LETCHER
51%
of Eastern Kentucky
children ages 6 – 12
were diagnosed with
untreated tooth decay in
2014 (down from 69%
in 2009)
6 10
OUT
OF
Eastern Kentucky
children ages 3 – 5
have cavities
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ACTIVIITES for the year ended December 31, 2014
Temporarily
Restricted
Unrestricted
Permanently
Restricted
EXPENSES
TOTAL
58,982
$
Revenue and Other Support
Contributions
$
$ 855,700
Special Fundraising Events
275,011
855,700
275,011
Investment Return
$
Donated Services and Materials
152,760
152,760
Donated Land Lease
49,000
49,000
Grant Revenues
17,500
17,500
Room Rentals
9,350
9,350
Miscellaneous Revenues
2,562
2,562
Net Assets released from Restrictions
15,061
(15,061)
0
Total Revenues and Other Support
1,431,011
$
98,741
$1,529,752
54,067
113,802
167,869
144,914
$
McDAZZLE NET
REVENUE
198,896
$
Expenses
Program Services
Ronald McDonald House Operations
688,388
$
Ronald McDonald Family Room
52,517
52,517
Grant Making
25,000
25,000
Supporting Services
Fundraising Expenses
304,125
304,125
General and Administrative
172,296
172,296
1,242,326
$1,242,326
(11,675)
$
(11,675)
(30,413)
(30,413)
Total Other Expenses
(42,088)
$
(42,088)
Change in Net Assets
146,597
Net Assets, beginning of year
3,061,686
Net Assets, end of year
$3,208,283
Total Expenses
688,388
Other (Expenses)
Loss on disposal of property and equipment
Unallocated payments to RMHC Global
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98,741
245,338
759,751
$ 1,256,689
5,078,126
$ 858,492
$1,256,689
$5,323,464
180,369
$
TOTAL FROM 2014 DONATION
BOX COLLECTIONS &
NATIONAL PROGRAMS
5,650
$
was raised from donated
pop tabs in 2014. At an
average of 60-cents per
pound, that means we
collected 9,416 pounds
or 11,911,240 tabs!
2014 DONORS Individual and Group
Thanks for your support!
If you made a gift between January 1 and December 31,
2014 and your name was omitted, misspelled or listed
incorrectly, please accept our sincere apology and please
notify our Business Manager Rebecca Wren by calling
(859) 268-0747 or [email protected] so we
can update our records.
$5,000 – $9,999
Mr. and Mrs. William Chapman
Color Me Rad
Dillard’s**
Ms. Ruth Durckel
KY Medical Services Foundation,Inc
Christian Word Ministries
Coca-Cola Company**
Community Health Charities of KY
The Kid’s Legacy Tri
Kroger – Romany Road**
Landsgreen, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Currie III*
Lexington Clinic**
Keeneland Association
The Offices of Paul Dalton, MS, LPCC,
CRC, CADC
Lexington Medical Society Alliance Inc
Klosterman Baking Co.**
Darley Farm
Lexington Medical Society
Foundation**
Link-Belt Construction Equipment
Mr. Cy Dicken
Lexington Tennis Club
Magnum Hunter Production, Inc.
Dr. Robert Lightfoot
Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Milligan
Don Jacobs Honda/VW/BMW/
Used Cars
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Nahra**
Mrs. Erin Scott Druen
Mrs. Robin Elliott
Mr. and Mrs. Lance Long
Mr. and Mrs. James Pennington
Robinson Mountain Fund, E.O.
Enterprise Holdings Foundation
Mr. Mike Wallen
FirstMerit Bank
Healy Family McDonald’s
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Healy, III**
Mr. Kevin Florenz
French Lick Resort & Casino
Mr. and Mrs. Tracey Allen
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gibbs
Ms. Teresa Allen
Dr. John Gohmann and Dr. Cindy
Derer, DMD**
Alpha Delta Pi – Epsilon Phi Chapter
Anonymous**
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Atkinson
$25,000 and Above
$10,000 – $24,999
Mr. Richard Barbella
Alpha Delta Pi-Beta Psi Chapter**
Central Bank and Trust Co.
McDonalds USA, LLC
Bluegrass Purchasing/McDonald’s of
Central and Southeast Kentucky**
Children’s Charity Fund of the
Bluegrass**
Mr. Gary Bizzack
Mr. Evangelos Levas*
Kentucky Children’s Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Boden
Martin-Brower Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Lee
Mr. and Mrs. David C. Booth
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson McMakin*
McDonalds – Graviss Restaurants
Tracy Brown
Nucor Steel Gallatin
Panera Bread – Richmond Road
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Burnett
UK HealthCare**
RMHC Global**
Ms. Julie Burwell*
Sim-Ayres Foundation
Mr. Alex G Campbell, Jr
TDS Restaurants*
Castleton Lyons, Inc
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Christ the King Church
Letcher County Farm Bureau
Federation
Alpha Delta Pi – Centre College
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Kentucky Housing Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Corum
Ms. Jennie Garlington
$1,000 – $4,999
*Donors for 5 – 9 years
**Donors for 10 years or more
Children’s Charity Fund of the
Bluegrass**
Bluegrass Hospitality Group*
Greene & McGowan
Ms. Karen Greenwell
Ms. Shiela Halter
Harper Management Co
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Hayslett
Mr. Mickey Hobbs
The Honorable Order of KY Colonels
James Monroe Homes
Johnson Legal Network, PLLC
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Austin Kearns
Keeneland Association, Inc*
Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance
(KEMI)*
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lister*
Mr. and Ms. Michael Longnecker
McDonald’s M & S Restaurants
McDonald’s USA, LLC**
Minuteman Press**
Mr. and Mrs. David Moore
Moroch Advertising
Nahra Family McDonald’s**
Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Nahra
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Nicol, Jr
North Laurel Middle School
Novelis Corporation
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Palumbo
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Pauley
Mr. Hiram Pauley
Keller Williams Greater Lexington
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Pursiful
Reliable Asphalt
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Roberts
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Robertson
Mr. and Mrs. Micheal Rogers
continued
2014 DONORS continued
Rouse Family Foundation, Inc
Dr. and Mrs. John Cronin**
Dr. and Mrs. John Sanders
Mr. David Rudder
Cumberland Valley National
Bank & Trust Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Schwendeman
Mrs. Kelly Dicken-Newman
Ms. Mallory Shoffner
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Rutherford
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Senters
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Slone
Southside Church of Christ
Eastminster Presbyterian Church
eCampus.com
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Fyffe
Scott-Gross Co., Inc.
Mr. Douglas Smith
Southwest Airlines
Mr. Dermot Halpin
Stephen Hillenmeyer Landscape
Services*
Dr. and Mrs. John Strother
Mr. Jim Hanssen
Take a New Approach
Southern Wine & Spirits of
America Inc
Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Harney
Tempur-Sealy International, Inc
Mr. Paul Hess
Mrs. Anne Taylor*
Mr. and Mrs. John Hollon
Robert and Martha Trussell Family
Foundation
Tele-Data Services
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hostetter
That One Company
Mr. and Mrs. David Hunt
Mr. Harvey Thompson*
Integrated Sign and Graphic, Inc
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Votaw
Dr. and Mrs. Joe Iocono
The Wal-Mart Foundation
JMI Sports Marketing
Mr. and Mrs. Conrad W Whitaker*
Kentucky River Coal Company
Mr. David P. Winters
Ms. Mary Lassiter
$250 – $499
Wise Recycling, LLC
Mrs. Jessica Leith
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Baird
WKYT-TV
Mrs. Elizabeth McGee Lewis**
Ms. Letitia Greene Ball**
Dr. and Mrs. Bradley B. Youkilis
LYNN Imaging
Bar Americain
Messer Construction
Mr. John Bauer
Dr. and Mrs. Franklin Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Behr
Aesthetic Skin Care Center
Morris Heating & Cooling, Inc
Belle Vie MedSpa
Ageless Spirit Massage
Ms. Victoria Myers
Bello Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Arrowsmith**
Mr. Jason Nahra
Mr. and Mrs. James Bennett
Barbourville Jr Woman’s Study Club
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Noonan
Beta Theta Pi
Mr. and Mrs. John Bell, IV**
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Packer
Bluegrass Orthodontics
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Black
Dr. and Mrs. George Page
Bodyfit Workout Warehouse
BlackRidge Resource Partners
PBI Bank, Inc.
Ms. Kala Boudreaux
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Boyanowski*
Persona, Inc.
Butler County Farm Bureau, Inc
Mr. Trace Briscoe
Pleasant Run Baptist Church
Ms. Sarah Carey
Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Broadbent, IV
R. J. Roberts, Inc
Ms. Theresa Carr
Ms. Linda Carey
Restaurant Technologies, Inc
Central Bank and Trust Co.
Central KY VW Club
Mr. and Mrs. John Roberts
Chunowitz, Teitelbaum & Mandel, LTD
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Comley
Mr. Chuck Ross
Ms. Felicia Clifford
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Stanley
Bill Straus Photography, Inc.
$500 – $999
Legacy of Love Award Recipient: McDonald’s of Central and Southeastern Kentucky
Mr. Joseph Turley
U.S. Bank
Wells Fargo Investments
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Whayne**
Mrs. Rachel Wilburn-Nettle
Ms. Teresa Combs
Dr. and Mrs. Andrew H. Henderson, III
Mr. and Mrs. Luke Crance
Hilton Lexington Downtown
Cumberland Falls State Resort Park
Horton Fruit Company
DaRae & Friends Catering
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Howard
Dr. Scottie and Dr. Kristi Day
HTS 2nd and 3rd grade classes
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dillon
Dr. and Mrs. James B. Hunter**
Mr. and Mrs. Matt DiLorenzo
J. Peterman & Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Donnelly
J & M Strength and Conditioning
Mr. and Mrs. George Edmonds
Mr. Travis Jasper
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Evans
Jessie M Clark Middle School
The Eye of the Needle
Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson
Dr. and Mrs. Luke Hagyard Fallon
Ms. Flora Jones
Faris Properties of KY, LLC
Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation
Mr. and Mrs. Lambert Farmer
Kimbrel Birkman Interior Design, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. David Fulcher
Kiwanis Club of Corbin
Gainesway Farm
Ms. Cheri Landers
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Gonzalez
Landrum & Shouse
Mr. Jorge Gonzalez
Mr. Raybon Lawson
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Grachek
Mr. Alex Lennon
Mr and Mrs. Michael Grubbs
Lexington Legends Professional
Baseball Club
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Hall
Ms. Cynthia Hamilton
Ms. Allison Helsinger
Ms. Sheryl Helsinger
Mantrom Tax Service, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Marshall
Mr. James Master
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2014 DONORS continued
Thank You to Our Generous Adopt A Family Donors
Christopher and Tracy Allen
Robert Lee
Dr. and Mrs. Francis J. McDonnell
Dr. and Mrs. David Silverstein
David and Louise Booth
Evangelos Levas
Mr. and Mrs. Eric McElmurray
Ms. Janet Sipila
Tracy Brown
Robert Lightfoot
Farm Credit Mid-America
Mr. Duncan Smith
Thomas Burnett
Sarah Lister
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Morris*
Spectrum Financial*
Castleton Lyons
Michael and Virginia Longnecker
Kentucky Christian Foundation
Mr. Kevin Stinnett
William and Ellen Chapman
Hiram Pauley
Ms. Norma J Neal
Teco Coal Corporation
Paul Dalton
Michael Prather
Mr. Robert Newman
Mrs. Leah Tolliver
Cindy Derer and John Gohmann
John and Misty Pursiful
National Thoroughbred Racing
Association
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Tomblinson IV
Erin Scott Druen
Rouse Family Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. John M. O’Brien**
Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Trail
UK College of Agriculture
Ruth Durckel
Andy and Sharon Votaw
EO Robinson Mountain Fund
Conrad and Sherry Whitaker
Richard and Jill Johnson
David Winters
Odd Fellows Lodge Merrick #31**
Mr. Sonia Onan
Ms. Nicole Pavelich
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Pickett
Ms. Danielle Purcell
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Rogers
Ms. Angela Rush
Mr. Ted Rutkowski
Cobra Auto Sales, Inc
The Schwab Fund for
Charitable Giving
Versailles Gymnastics Booster Club, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. Carmel Wallace
Jase digging into his first bite of
Birthday cake! His family spent 45
days at the House after he was born.
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Ward
Miss Jahana Wazir
Mr. and Mrs. Brant Welch*
Mr. and Mrs. William W. Welsh**
Mr. and Mrs. Bo Whitman
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy C. Wills
Ms. Jackie Wittkamp
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Worthen
Mr. and Mrs. Briggs Scott
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Sielatycki
2014 McDonald’s Owner/Operators
David and Marita Branscum
Nelson and Elsie McMakin
John Faris, Jr.
Randy and Suzanne Mason
John Jude and Sondra Faris
Al and Carole Nahra
Joe and Debbie Graviss
Tyler and Elizabeth Nahra
Kevin and Crystal Hailey
Vicki O’Neil
Pam and Alex Hancock
Mark and Susie Prater
Kelly and Claudia Healy
Tom and Irene Snyder
Gist and Paige Heinrich
Bob Waitkus
Rick and Susan Mann
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Brody and Branson having a sweet treat to celebrate the big One,
their family called the Ronald McDonald House home for 97 days.
Amelia wrapped in a bow and ready to
go! Amelia’s parents called the House a
home away from home for 10 days.
1 in 8 guest families have to stay longer than 30 days at the Ronald McDonald
House in Lexington due to the severity of their child’s medical condition. Long-term families are
the least able to contribute financially toward the costs of their stay, so major donors such as
these make it possible for families to stay for as long as they need our services.
RONALD McDONALD HOUSE VOLUNTEERS
4-H
Zac Berezowitz
Campbell Family
Melissa Darsey
Abner
Big Fork Church of God
Ladies Ministry
Jo Cappella
Davis Family
Amber DeBeck
Leane Blackwelder
Carden Family
Carpenter Family
Kelly Dicken
Shannon Cheatham
Kelsey Dieters
Brian Chewning’s
Taekwondo School
Dillard’s
City Barbecue
Don Jacobs
Abney
Blessed Aidenojie
Max Ain
Bill Akers
Jordan Alkaabi
Charlotte Arnett
Alpha Delta Kappa
Alpha Delta
Alpha Delta Kappa
Alpha Epsilon
VOLUNTEERS
PER WEEK
(ON AVERAGE,
INCLUDING
DINNER GROUPS)
1,966
TOTAL INDIVIDUALS
THAT PARTICIPATED
IN A GROUP
INDIVIDUAL SHIFT
VOLUNTEERS
INDIVIDUAL SHIFT
VOLUNTEER HOURS
114
142
SERVICE GROUPS
DINNER
GROUPS
72 adult groups;
42 youth groups
including colleges
volunteers Annual
ElizabethReport
Lanham,
Elizabeth Kunnecke and Cerenity Barker
RMHCStudent
of the Bluegrass
2014
12 Pictured:
Bluegrass Parrot Head
Club
Bluegrass Simple Church
Alanson Boden
Alpha Delta Pi Centre
College
Bourbon Christian
Academy
Alpha Delta Pi Eastern
Kentucky University
Boyers Chapel
Katie Bowen
Boyle County Farm
Bureau Women’s
Committee
Brittany Clark
Clark Manufacturing
Stephanie Clemmons
Coca-Cola
Collins Family
Renee Combs
EKU Student Alumni
Ambassadors
Community Alternatives
Kentucky
Eisai pharmaceuticals
Eli Lily Pharmaceuticals
David Comstock
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Family Allergy and
Asthma
Anderson Family
Bryan Bradford
Branstrator Family
BB&T Bank
Brock Family
Sherry Farmer
Bethany Cord
Patrice Farquharson
Joe Couch
Fayette Rose &
Garden Club
Liz Couch
Bryan Station High
School Key Club
Tom Baird
John Bucci
Ashley Cravens
Brandon Baker
Katie Burns
Patricia Creighton
Kathy Baker
Kate Burton
Phyllis Cronin
Cerenity Barker
Julie Burwell
Beaumont Farms
Apartments
Melanie Burwell
Crossroads Christian
Families Serving Families
Megan Bedard
CSL Plasma
Michelle Behm
Behm & Friends
Cairn Coffee Shop
Belcan
Calvary Baptist Youth
Group
Berea Teen Mentoring
Camp Desha
Fardo Family
Wanda Cook
Bacon Family
Danielle Butcher
Holly Dunkley
EKU Kappa Delta Tau
Consolidated Baptist
Church
Avioli Family
Wayne Dudley
Caroline Coleman
Yasemin Congleton
Briscoe’s Bible Study
Melanie Druen
EKU Alpha Delta Pi –
Epsilon Phi Chapter
Bramley Family
Ross Bridges
Paul Dillon
Coiner Family
Alpha Delta Pi
University of Kentucky
Ashcraft
168
Bluegrass Junior
Woman’s Club
Jackie Bondurant
Marcey Ansley
5,517
Bluegrass Buckeyes
Alpha Delta Kappa –
MU Chapter
Alpha Delta Pi Lexington
Alumni Association
83
Toni Bland
Amy Cowley
Shelby Crouch
Diane Currie
Jessica Currin
Cutting Up at Jane’s Hair
Jenna Daniel
Elizabeth Nicole Daniels
Alex Feiertag
Fifth Third Bank
First African Baptist
Church Youth & Young
Adults
Steve Fischer
Danielle Fitzgerald
Flynn Family
Cameron Fogle
Forks of Elkhorn Baptist
Church
Fouser Environmental
continued
RONALD McDONALD HOUSE VOLUNTEERS continued
Franklin County High
School Key Club
Jamie Gray
Holly Hughes
Monica Klepac & Friends
Jim Hughes
Brandi Frasure
Lauren Greathouse
Heath Green
Molly Hunter
Kort Physical Therapy
Chevy Chase
Lisa Greer
Hurt Family
Griffith, Diane
Som Gurung
Freeman Family
Fritz Family
Frost & Friends
Madelyn Frost
Mary Beth Gaines
Gallatin Steel
Mary Galus
Joe Gambrell
Summer Gao
Pam Gee
Gentle Carousel
Miniature Therapy Horses
Janna Ghibaudy’s
Gibbs Family
Staci Gilbert
Giles & Friends
Giles Family
Gill Family
Kayla Gill
Geneva Ginter
Girl Scout Troop
Girl Scout Brownie
Troop 279
Girl Scout Brownie
Troop 886
Girl Scout Troop 1178
Girl Scout Troop 1839
Girl Scout Troop 7074
Girl Scout Troop 7166
Givens Family
Lisa Goodin
Vincent Gouge
Graduate Women In
Science
Carol Graham
13
Joe Haas
Mackenzie Hagan
Kristen Hale
Ally Halpin
Halsey Family
Shareese Malone
ICA Engineering
KYSAFF
Maloney Family
Imani Missionary Baptist
Church Welcome
Committee
Lafayette Students
Marion Family
Lamp Light Ministries
April Marks
Immanuel Baptist
Elizabeth Lanham
Hannah Latzko
Mason McDonalds
Organization
Immanuel Baptist Church
WOW Sunday school
Kyle Hancock
Kerri Hardin
Kuniko Izumi
Jamie Hargrove
Jean Jacobs
Harlow family
Bradley Jarvis
Cherron Harris
Danielle Jennings
Harris Federal Law Firm
Jewish Federation
Charity Harrison
Johnson Family
Hayden Family
Richard Johnson
Healy McDonalds
Stephanie Johnson
Gist Heinrich
Gwen Jones
Allison Helsinger
Junior League
Monica Hicks
Junior League Horse
Show Board
Highland Park Baptist
Church
Suzanne Karathanasis
Victoria Karem
Larry Keller
Paige Lautzenheiser
Lees Famous Recipe
Catherince LeMay
Anna Grace McDermott
Kenitra McDonald
Lexington Clinic
McDonalds Cycling Team
Lexington Fire Department
McDonalds – TDS
Lexington Medical
Society Alliance
Elizabeth McGee
Lexington Playgroup
Meetup
Merrill Lynch
Liberty Baptist Girls in
Action
Monica Lincoln
Link-Belt Construction
Equipment Company
Ivy Livengood
Lloyd Family & Friends
Christi Locke
Kiara Lofton
Hollars Family
Kentucky Employers’
Mutual Insurance
Megan Lovett
John Hollon
Tabatha Key
Greg Hosfield
Martha King
Tomeia Luke
Kevin Howard
King Solomon Lodge #8
Mike Howard
Faith Hughes
King’s Way Assembly
of God
Halle Hughes
Dylan Kissack
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Arlene McCann
Lexington Chamber
Chorale
Kentucky Education
Association
Hilton
McArthur Family
Scott McCauley
LMNOP’s
Eternity Hill
Maxwell Presbyterian
Alex Lester
Amanda Kelly
Lisa Higgins-Hord
Zach Magoto
Elizabeth Kunnecke
Independent Order of
Odd Fellows
High Street Christian
Church Disciple Women
in Mount Sterling
Magnum Hunter
Production, Inc
Franklin Loy
Rebecca Lynch
Lynn Imaging
Ed Lyon
Whitney Madison
Volunteer of the Year, Arlene McCann
McGuire
Alexis Miller
Karen Milligan
Mindful Moms of
Lexington
James Monroe
Angie Moore
Lexington Firefighters
Lauren Moore
Ember Moran
Moroch
“Our whole group had a
Mt. Calvary Baptist
Church
wonderful time cooking, socializing,
Mt. Zion Methodist
Church YAMs
and learning together. Because this was
Taryn Mueller
such a great experience, I hope that
Brenna Murphy
we can continue our partnership and
Mallie Myers
work together again soon! ”
Vicky Myers
Elizabeth Nahra
continued
RONALD McDONALD HOUSE VOLUNTEERS continued
National Thoroughbred
Association
Xana Plum
Lauren Seaton
Murrisha Stevenson
UK Gen302
UK Global Scholars
Graham Pohl
Second Presbyterian
Church
Melissa Stiff
Jackie Nicholson
Kylie Poe
Self Advocacy Group
Julie Sutton
UK Golf Team
Kim Sweazy
UK Gymnastics
Christina Tackett
UK Ingels Hall
Anne Taylor
Team Bentley
UK Junior Panhellenic
Council
Carol Tencza
UK Kirwan Tower
Macey Tencza
UK Leadership and
Service Living Learning
Program
Grace Norton
Notty Miracles
Now Faith Worship
Center
Mary Oaks
Walter Oben
Oepping Family
Porter Memorial Rebecca
Class
Paige Shaw
Phyllis Porter
Natalie Shepard
Mark Prater
Mallory Shoffner
Preceptor Mu
Shriners Hospitals for
Children
Omid Omidi
Providence Missionary
Baptist Church
Organized Chaos
Quality Logistics
Sandy Orozco
Olivia Quinn
Mallory Osborne
Jake Randolph
Osram Sylvania, Inc
Real Life Radio
Kori Otero
Reed Family
Taylor Otto
Barbara Rehmel
Julie Owen
Kelli Rehmel
Laira Palmer
Residence Inn By Marriott
Lexington
Dabney Parker
Adrian Parrish
Owen Parrish
Bill Pauley
Tommy Payne
Jamie Pelfrey
PEO Chapter C
Dishayna Perkins Fashion
ASAP
Jasmin Perry
Robin Reyes
Sheila Richardson
April Riddle
Robert Half
Ethan Robinson
ROCK
RMHC Facilities
Committee
Madison Rose
David Shearer
Violet Simpiney
UK Track Team
UK Women’s Law Caucus
College of Law
Venus Gems
Molly Vickers
Wade Family
Priscilla Walker
Carrie Wallis
Briana Thomas
UK National Panhellenic
Council
Newby Walters
Candace Thomas
UK Nutritional Sciences
Ben Thompson
UK PediaKATS
Briana Washington
Harvey Thompson
UK Phi Sigma Kappa
Melissa Tocash
Jeff Todd
UK Pre-Med Activities
Council
Haylee Toy
UK RUFF
South Elkhorn Christian
Church Asher Group
Toyota
Southland Life Group
Joyce Trivette
UK Scholars in
Engineering and
Management
Southside Church of
Christ
Joe Turley
UK Social Work
Association
Kenadii Williams
Southside Church of
Christ Youth Group
Kamari Turnley
UK Student Involvement
Underwood Family
Linda Wilson
Slone Family
Tyler Slone
Slusher Family
Clayton Smith
Michael Smith
Sour Mash Millers
Southern Hills United
Methodist Church
Spanish Christian Church
Rotaract
Stacey Family
Rotary Club
Hannah Stambaugh
Matt Phillips
Royalty Family
Stang and Friends
Debbie Pinkston
Sam’s Club
Stantec
Julia Pinkston
Sand Spring Baptist
Church
Star of Bethlehem Youth
Ministry
Sayre School
Starbucks Versailles
Kelly Seagren
Barbara Steinkuhl
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David Winters
UK MAPS
Phi Delta Psi and
Sapphires
Pleasant Green Baptist
Church
The Church of God
UK Summer Freshman
Program
Mike Wallen
St Peter Claver’s
Movement Through Christ
Martin Pinkston
Jamie Terpak
Tori Wilson
UK MANNERS
Sisters of Color United in
Leadership
Anna Rosselit
Phelps Elementary
14
Zach Pollock
UK Student Nurse
Association
Thirty-One
Ajee Thomas
Mikaya Travis
Cailey Warfel
Dawn Washington
Watkins Family
Hayley Watts
Haley Wehder
Brant Welch
Diana Wells
Corey Williams
Kyle Wilson
Vicki Winer
Word of Hope Lutheran
Church
Ryan Worthen
WOW Sunday School
Class
Jason Wright
BC Wyatt
Beth Wyatt
Drew Wyatt
Will Wyatt
Molly Yandell
Julie Youkilis
Ashley Young
Beverly Young
Maggie Young
Yowell Family
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
ZAZ chapter
Zeta Phi Beta Kappa
Lambda Zeta Chapter
Zeta Tau Alpha
Kristen Zuleg
UK African Student
Association
UK Alpha Phi Omega
UK Beta Alpha Psi
UK Blanding
UK ChefMed
UK First Generation
Initiatives
UK First Scholars
UK Freshman Summer
Program
UK Fusion
“The best thing about volunteering at the
Ronald McDonald House is the interaction with
the guests and seeing their happy faces during
dinner. It is one of the best feelings!!! ”
RONALD McDONALD FAMILY ROOM VOLUNTEERS
Norma Akers
Ellen Eggers
Angie Kallop
Maggie Owens
Aubrey Bankemper
Randy Ellington
Debby Keener
Kim Parsons
Amber Barbour
Dave Fardo
Sonya Keith
Page Prewitt
June Barbour
Ellen Fernandez
Tom Kim
Nadxi Ramirez
Lauri Berles
Alexandra Feiertag
Judy Knauss
Nevets Richardson
Beth Blackman
Christina Ford
Courtney Johnson
Carol Robinson
Toni Bland
Betty Freedman
Arthur Lemons III
Hannah Schwartz
Shelby Blankenship
Greg Freedman
Abby Lerner
Jessica Shea
Sophia Brown
Ellen French
Allyson Lovell
Annie Shearn
Melanie Burwell
Laura Gardner
Rebecca Lynch
Tess Simon
Courtney Campbell
Erika Garland
Hannah Maddox
Amanda Swider
Lora Carpenter
Ashley Hancox
Miguel Mamauag
Andrea Thiemkey
Kendall Carter
Elizabeth Hardin
Kelsey Marciano
Margaret Timson
Hanna Caselton
Charl Harper
Sarah Kate McDowell
Jillian Wilken
Natalie Conley
Christy Harris
Paul McKee
Matthew Wilson
Mary Cockriel
Allison Henshaw
Tayler McMurtrey
Ashley Young
Christina Cosoreanu
Sandy Hilvers
Jordan McSayles
Lauren Younger
Jeff Covington
Leah Hinson
Brienna Meffert
Emily Daley
Mackenzie Humphrey
Thomas Middendorf
Katlyn Daniel
Jane Jackson
Tori Morgano
Farrah Dicken
Andrea Jones
Mary Oaks
What I enjoy most about volunteering is providing coffee and
snacks at no charge to people who are tired and worried. I enjoy
talking to those who want to talk. They seem to appreciate you
caring about why they are at the hospital. As you talk, some
mention their personal lives and it enables one to talk to them about
what they do and get their mind off their worries for a brief time.
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VOLUNTEERS
Family Room Volunteer Survey Results
(Strongly Agree/Agree)
100
%
of volunteers feel RMHC
is effective at meeting the
needs of families
92
%
of volunteers feel the
hospital staff appreciates
them and the time they give
96
%
of volunteers feel
expectations and satisfaction
level for volunteering are
being met
96
%
of volunteers are
comfortable/confident
in their position
96
%
of volunteers received
sufficient training to serve
as an effective volunteer
100
%
of volunteers feel their
responsibilities and duties
have been clearly defined
RMHC OF THE BLUEGRASS SUPPORTERS
2014 Board of Directors
RMHC Chapter Staff
Vicky Myers
President
Diane Currie
Sarah Warner Lister, RMHC of the Bluegrass Executive Director
Richard Johnson
President Elect
Kelly Dicken-Newman
Rebecca Wren, RMHC of the Bluegrass Business Manager
Gist Heinrich
Sarah Jordan, RMHC of the Bluegrass PR & Events Coordinator
John Hollon
Shannon Petit, RMHC of the Bluegrass Administrative Assistant
Elizabeth Nahra
Past President
Elizabeth McGee-Lewis
Mike Wallen
Secretary
Karen Milligan
Ronald McDonald Family Room Program Management
Joe Turley
Duncan Smith, Ronald McDonald Family Room Coordinator
Harvey Thompson
Treasurer
Brant Welch
David Winters
Ronald McDonald House Program Management
Alanson Boden
Ryan Worthen
Mike Allen, Ronald McDonald House Director of Operations
Julie Burwell
Jason Wright
Beth White, Ronald McDonald House Volunteer and Guest Services Manager
Karen Brock, Ronald McDonald House Manager
Renee Combs, Ronald McDonald House Manager
Life Members
Danielle Crail, Ronald McDonald House Manager
On occasion, we are unable to use in-kind
donations received due to our general
acceptance guidelines or need. Knowing
that many of these items will help other
non-profit organizations we shared these
resources with the following:
• All God’s Children in Nicholasville
• Backpack program in Winchester
• Catholic Action
• Church of God Galilean Home
• Glendover Elementary
•Goodwill
Jo Belin
Elizabeth McGee
Nancy Bell
Mary Lee McGee♥
Julie Burwell
Brooks Meador
Peter Cassidy
Win Meeker
Danielle Clore
Patricia Miller
Phyllis Cronin
Debbi Morris
Cindy Derer, DMD
Allan Nahra
• Lexington Fire Department
Toys for Tots Program
Mary Evans♥
Jackie Nicholson
• Lexington Humane Society
Laura Gardner
Dennis Penn, MD♥
• Maxwell Elementary
Pam Gee
David Prewitt
Alberta Gerson♥
Sue Russell
• Meadowthorpe Elementary
Kenneth Gerson, MD
Dr. Otis Singletary♥
Martha Greenwood, MD
Ellen Sklar
Gerald Healy, II♥
Tom Snyder
• Special Olympics of Kentucky
Gerald “Kelly” Healy, III
Sally Stevens♥
• Woodford County Public Library
Jean Jacobs
Anne Taylor
• Woodford Humane Society
Martha Jenkins
Joyce Trivette
Mary Jean Jenkins
William Underwood, MD
Jamie Keller
John Walter, Jr.
Martha King
Brant Welch
Ray Larson
Genie Whayne
Linda Lightfoot♥
Rachel Zietlow
Marjorie Gonzalez, Ronald McDonald House Manager
• Habitat for Humanity
Tessa Lewis, Ronald McDonald House Manager
• Hope Center
Matthew Williams, Ronald McDonald House Manager
• Hope Hill Ministries
• Hope Lodge
• Police Department
• Salvation Army
Lee Ellen Martin
♥ Indicates deceased members as of December 31, 2014
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RMHC Chapter Support
for our Community
RMHC of the Bluegrass Annual Report 2014
Board Members at the reopening ceremony of the Ronald McDonald House
RMHC Chapter Offices /
Ronald McDonald House
1300 Sports Center Drive
Lexington, KY 40502
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 22414
Lexington, KY 40522
Phone: (859) 268- 0757
Fax: (859) 266- 6771
The mission of the Ronald McDonald
House Charities of the Bluegrass is
to create and support programs that
directly improve the health and wellbeing of children and to strengthen
families by keeping them together in
times of medical need.
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of Central and Southeastern Kentucky
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