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.
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)
Are you able to drive families in our House van and run errands for the House?
Must be over 21 years of age with valid CA driver\'s license and clean DMV printout.
- Monday · Friday 11:00am · 9:00pm (various shifts available in 4 hour increments/regular scheduling only)
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 Hoops & Hits for Hope/Sunday June 22, 2008 - Event Volunteer
- 4th Annual SHINE on Harvest Moon Gala/Saturday, September 27, 2008 - Event Volunteer
- 3rd Annual VIP Golf Adventure Event/Friday, October 17, 2008 - 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
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Groups
Groups play an enormous part in our House's success.
Here are just some of the ways your Group can contribute:
Special Events
During the year we organize many fundraisers and special events to help raise money for our House. Groups are always needed to work pre, during and post event. Duties sometimes include setup, giving directions, crowd control, serving food and cleanup.
"Meals of Love"
Families often spend all day at the hospital and when they return to the House, have no energy to make dinner. Our "Meals of Love" allows volunteers to give families a night off by preparing dinner or bringing a dinner to serve and cleanup up afterward. The parents appreciate the chance to relax and enjoy the meal - with no dishes to do. You may also meet one or more of our families!
Work Groups
Great for team building, corporate, school, church and social groups. Ooprtunities include indoor and outdoor projects - indoor deep cleaning, outdoor gardening, landscaping projects and cleanup projects. House maintenance, repairs and upgrades are always needed as well.
Drives and Donations
We have our "Pennies for Purpose" canisters that can be filled by your group and "Pull Tab" program that both help raise funds for our House. You may also collect non-perishable food, paper products, cleaning and laundry supplies or other items for our families. We also give families postage stamps and calling cards so they can stay connected with friends and family. View our Wish List for a list of current needs.
Scouts
We have many girl and boy scouts performing many service projects at our House while working towards all levels of badge work including prestigious Eagle and Gold awards. We are always happy to work with these groups toward their goals.
Get your group involved today!
Our Program Manager, Dyanne Schultz would love to meet with your group, give you a House tour, discuss our mission and explore the many ways your group might be able to help meet our needs. Contact Dyanne today at (626) 585-1588 x 106. You can also email her at dyanne@pasadenarmh.org for more information.
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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
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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.