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Meals That Heal
When guest families stay at the CNY Ronald McDonald House, food is never something we want them to have to worry about. Being able to provide our families with a warm meal is something that we are grateful to be able to do, and this wouldn’t be possible without the support of the community.
Our Meals That Heal program ensures that families have warm meals each night, whether that be a donated meal from a restaurant or one that is prepared in our kitchens by a local group or company.
Ways to support:
Prepare a meal
Local groups are invited to prepare and serve a warm meal for all the families at our House to enjoy. Grab a group of colleagues, family members or friends, and schedule a time to cook with us. You plan the menu and purchase the ingredients, and we’ll provide the kitchen!
Sponsor a meal
No time to prepare a meal? No problem! You can provide a warm meal for guest families by ordering a meal or purchasing a gift certificate from one of our local restaurant partners who donate meals monthly to the CNY Ronald McDonald House.
Our current restaurant partners are listed below. To place an order and inquire about delivery service options, please contact the restaurant directly.
Pack the pantry
Through our Pack The Pantry program, you can help ensure our pantry remains well-stocked for families by donating gift cards to local grocery stores. We use gift cards to purchase perishable items and items of immediate need to replenish our supplies.
Conveniently located next to the kitchen on the main floor of the House, our panty is always available to guest families. It is stocked year-round with food and drink items, including an assortment of grab-and-go meals and snacks that families can easily take with them to the hospital.
Donate a freezer meal
Donations of store-bought frozen casseroles are always welcomed and appreciated as they help supplement the days when a hot meal has not been donated. Donations can be dropped off at the CNY Ronald McDonald House. Or, if you don’t have time to shop and deliver, donate a gift card to a local grocery store and we will do the shopping for you!
Support our Meals That Heal At Home program
Our Meals That Heal At Home program cares for families beyond their stay with us. Your donations can help ensure any family that stays at the House for at least two nights goes home with a dinner and breakfast meal, as well as a grocery gift card.
Sign me up!
As a Meals That Heal donor, you provide so much more than just food: you provide families with time to decompress with others after a tough day at the hospital, with the comfort and warmth of a home-cooked meal and conversation shared with other families going through the same things. You provide them with extra support during some of their most challenging times.
This year, our goal is to have 365 meals provided to the families that call the CNY Ronald McDonald House a home, with options to provide lunch, dinner or weekend brunch.
If you would like to sign up, or have any questions, please call 315-476-1027 or email house@rmhcny.org.