Imagine how your outlook would change if, just five months into your pregnancy, you were told that the emergency care needed for your unborn child was 750 miles away. It’s a story that Noah and Judy Scharaga know all too well. During a routine appointment with...
One of our newest team members, Reese Bomberger, shares his own touching story of the journey from guest family to staff member at Ronald McDonald House. Reese joined the Development/fundraising team earlier this year: When I was 8 years old, I developed a rare infection in...
For young couple Heath and Ashlynn, starting a family was carefully and purposefully timed. They spent the early years of their marriage traveling and enjoying each other – even taking both sets of their parents on their dream vacations. So, when Ashlynn got pregnant in...
Hearing stories of families affected by the pandemic are certainly not uncommon these days. But, this one is a little different. For the Rosas family, the pandemic brought hardships and togetherness that they never expected. On November 9, 2021, Erica Rosas, about 6 months pregnant and...
For most of us, traveling nearly 2,000 miles from home to be seen by a doctor, every six months, seems daunting. But, not for 10-year-old Riley-Ann Picariello…as long as she’s staying at the Aurora Ronald McDonald House while there. “I love it when I stay (at...
Garrett Holmes' occupation recently became his inspiration. He’ll tell you that, although he always understood the importance of giving back, he hadn’t yet found a volunteer opportunity that piqued his interest. But, when he hatched the idea of using his job as an Uber driver...
Coloradans who receive a state income tax refund can elect to give all or part of it to a local non-profit like Ronald McDonald House-Denver. Through the Donate to a Colorado Nonprofit program (ReFUND CO), taxpayers can choose to directly support an eligible Colorado-registered charity, like...
When he was in sixth grade, Brock Ramirez was deeply touched by several family friends fighting cancer. He resolved to help families fighting life-threatening illnesses, and decided that collecting pop tabs for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Denver would be a great way to do...
September 29, 2009. It’s a date forever etched in Gail Nussbaum’s mind – because that was the day Gail was diagnosed with Stage 2-B breast cancer. That meant that cancer had travelled to her lymph nodes, requiring intensive treatment to eradicate the disease from Gail’s body. She...
Riley Fischer admits that, until a few weeks ago, she didn't really know anything about Ronald McDonald House Charities. "I had seen the collection boxes at McDonald's, but I really didn't know what the money was for." Riley knows now. In fact, she has first-hand knowledge...
