Ronald McDonald House Charities - Home for Dinner - Meal Preparation
| First Name | COLLEEN |
| Last Name | OLIVER |
| colleen.oliver@telus.net | |
| Club Name | The Foothills Kinettes |
| District # | 4 |
| Number of Members | 11-25 |
| Community Size | Small community (less than 20,000) |
| Community Type | Rural |
| Project Name | Ronald McDonald House Charities - Home for Dinner - Meal Preparation |
| Type of Project (check all that apply) | Other |
| If other, please describe | |
| Was this project a fundraiser? | No |
| Description of project | The Foothills Kinettes Club leads attended required orientation, planned a meal, purchase groceries, and the club came together to prepare and serve brunch to the Calgary Ronald McDonald House families. Our menu included: main dishes of three types of frittatas, french toast, and sausage with sides of fruit, yogurt and juice. The meal included both meat and vegetarian options. We had 11 people volunteer for this event. |
| Service Hours | 51-100 |
| Did you leverage this project as a way to recruit new members? | Yes |
| If you answered yes to the question above, please explain: | This project was not set out to recruit new members. We did have a possible recruit volunteer and a Kin kid (teen) volunteer on this project. |
| How was this project promoted in your community? | No pre-promotion of project. Highlighted our service project on our community-based facebook page after the project. |
| What were some challenges you faced with this project, and how could your project be improved? | Selecting the menu. Even though Calgary Ronald McDonald House didn't have any rules around dietary restrictions, we tried to ensure that we had vegetarian and cultural (no pork) options. |
| What was the approximate budget for this project? | Less than $1,000 |
| If the project was a fundraiser, what were the sources of revenue for this project? | |
| If this was a fundraiser, how much money was raised (minus expenses)? | Not Applicable |
| What were the expenses for this project? | $375. We made 70 meals. Some of the meals were served to families. Most of the meals were packaged for use by families that did not make it for brunch meal or for use later in the day or the next day. |
| Is there anything else you would like to share that would assist another club in duplicating this project in their community? | This was a great fellowship project for our club Ronald McDonald House Charities is a national non-profit organization with provincial chapter organizations. Across Canada, they offer thirty-four programs in major provincial centres. Ronald McDonald House Charities in Calgary, Alberta and across Canada are grateful for all volunteers, donations and support for their many programs. In Calgary, they have many volunteer opportunities: Home for Dinner (brunch and dinner), Front Host, House Refresher, Shuttle Driver, Baker, Facility Support, Event, Comfort Cart volunteer roles. Ronald McDonald House Charities across the country may have similar or different volunteer opportunities. |