Volunteering
Thank you so much for your interest in volunteering at our House. Please make note of the next Information Session (shown above) here at the Pasadena Ronald McDonald House. No RSVP is necessary, simply show up a few minutes early and meet some other eager volunteers.
It's best to familiarize yourself with our Volunteer Program to help you decide which areas might best suit you. Learn more about the areas of interest to you.
September 13, 6pm
October 4, 6pm
November 1, 6pm
December 6, 6pm
Choose an area of interest to you:
Adult Volunteers 14 & older - Groups - Youth Volunteers 13 & Under - Interns
Adult Volunteers 14 & Older
Our Adult Volunteers are those persons 14+ years or older and make up a large part of our volunteer network.
Do you own a business that can donate services to us?
Let us know so we may work with you to set up service!
- Window washing
- Tree service
- Nursery, landscaping
- Painting
- Carpet cleaning
- Car detailing for House van
- Pest control
- Restaurant for donated meals or gift cards
- Light general maintenance
Are you available to be an Innkeeper at the House at certain times?
Volunteer Innkeepers assist with families, greeting, baking, watering plants, light clerical duties and other special projects.
- Shifts are scheduled Monday - Sunday 9:00am · 9:00pm (various shifts available in 4 hour increments/flexible scheduling/regular scheduling)
Would you like to assist with a special event or serve on an event committee?
Fundraising is a very important component of our program and we need lots of assistance with our fabulous events!
Listed below are our three major events this year. Where can you assist?
- 6th Annual SHINE Gala/Saturday, October 2, 2010 - Event Volunteer
Here are some other areas our Adult Volunteers help our House:
- Assist staff with daily office tasks which may include phones, filing, errands, reception and data entry
- Make welcome bags for our new guests
- Organize our kitchen and pantries so meals can be made daily
- Bake dozens of cookies for both Houses from our frozen, ready to bake cookie supply
- Organize our bookcases in all living areas
- Help with keeping our linen areas stocked and organized
- Exercise your green thumb by pruning our flowers, watering our potted plants, picking up our fallen fruit and filling our birdbaths
- Sweep walkways and wipe down outside furniture
- Clean and disinfect the play areas - many of our children are susceptible to germs. This helps them stay as healthy as possible.
- Mailings
Choose another area to learn more.
Groups
Groups play an enormous part in our House's success.
Here are just some of the ways your Group can contribute:
A donation to the Pasadena Ronald McDonald House is tax-deductible and helps to keep our doors open for families every day of the year. Your donation directly helps families receiving medical treatment in this community. A corporate donation or personal gift may be made in honor or in memory of a special member or group or in special recognition of a major achievement or milestone. We also gratefully accept matching gifts from corporations.
With such a small staff, the House relies heavily on volunteers to keep things running smoothly. Volunteers are the backbone of what we do and who we are. Volunteers interact with families, assist with clerical tasks, organize special events, serve on committees, and do activities with kids or work on special projects at the House. For civic groups with several to several hundred employees, we offer “Done In A Day” work projects and other special arrangements.
House Meals
Organizations, churches and local businesses often sponsor a meal for families here at the House. The meals vary in type (BBQ’S, catered, pancake breakfast, ethnic, etc.)
Collect Pull Tabs and Pennies with Purpose
All of the soda can pull tabs are recycled and the money supports the House. Canisters and flyers for both programs are available at the House.
A Holiday Gift
Your donation to the Pasadena Ronald McDonald House is a perfect way to give our families a meaningful gift they will always remember. There are many items we need; items we want and items our families request. Help us make our wishes come true. Please visit our website for more information. http://www.pasadenarmh.org/wishlist.php
Youth Volunteers
Children under 14 make up our Junior Volunteers and are welcome with a parent or guardian.
Junior Volunteers routinely help in the following areas:
- Baking our frozen, ready to bake cookies
- Yard pickup
- Light housekeeping
- Water our potted plants and garden areas
- Clean and fill our birdbath
- Sweep our patios
- Wipe down our outside furniture and toy chest
- Make new guest bags for our rooms
- Doing crafts with the children that may be in the house
- Mailings
- Special Events
Choose an area to learn more.
Internship - Unpaid School Credit
We offer an internship program throughout the year and invite any high school senior or college level student to join us for a truly rewarding volunteer experience. Interns are expected to be able to work in various departments.
Some of those departments are:
- Communications / Journalism
- Marketing
- Special Events
- Data Entry / Administrative & Clerical Functions
- Non-Profit Organization Management
High school students are encouraged to contact us for school credit.
Choose another area to learn more.
To get involved or for more information
Call us at 626-585-1588 or email Elizabeth Dever at elizabeth@pasadenarmh.org