Michelle & Vanessa's Birthday Fundraiser for RMH: Hamilton

Ends: July 31, 2022

To celebrate our birthdays this year (Vanessa: July 11th, Michelle: July 13th) we are asking our friends & family to consider a donation to a cause near & dear to our hearts, the Ronald McDonald House, Hamilton. As many of you know, Michelle & I spent 25 days utilizing the Ronald McDonald House as a home away from home while our son, Sawyer was in the NICU just across the street at McMaster Children's Hospital. While we always knew this organization existed, we were absolutely blown away at the amount of love, compassion and generosity that goes into caring for families of sick children. From the moment we walked through their doors, our minds were able to be solely focused on our sons healing journey. While it costs about $159 to care for a family for a night, the RMH provides families with an emotionally supportive home away from home for only $12 per night. However, no family is ever turned away due to their inability to pay. Approximately 30 per cent of the House’s annual operating budget comes from Ronald McDonald House Charities Canada, donations from McDonald’s Happy Meal Program, coin boxes, the RMHC Cookie program, McDonald's kiosk donations and the nominal fee for families to stay at the House. No funding is received from any agency or government, so the remaining 70 per cent is raised through fundraising activities and through the contribution of our generous donors. That's people just like you & I!