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Ronald McDonald House

The Ronald McDonald Family Room (Family Room)

will be an extension of The Ronald McDonald House

of Long Island (RHM-LI). The Family Room will be

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located in Stony Brook Long Island Children’s Hospital

(Stony Brook) and is scheduled to open in  August 2013.

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Become a Family Room Volunteer

Family Room volunteers help extend the mission of

RMH-LI by providing warmth and comfort to families in

a time of need. The commitment of being a volunteer

in the Ronald McDonald Family Room is an important

one. Volunteers will provide reception for families, offer

hospitality, keep the room neat and tidy, restock snacks

and beverages, maintain statistical records and enforce

policies. The following 4-hour shifts are available:

9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Sign-Up to Drive the Family Room Van

Van drivers will provide transportation for families to

airports, doctor’s appointments, drug store, and run

errands for the operation

If you are interested in becoming a Family Room

volunteer, van driver, donor, fund raiser, committee

or advisory board member or would like further

information about the Family Room, please contact

Jennifer Nicholson at (516) 775-5683, ext. 158

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