365 nights a year, up to 31 families sleep at Ronald McDonald House in Randwick, coming and going to and from the Sydney Children’s Hospital each day to be close to their children when they are receiving vital treatment.
What your ‘Home for Dinner’ experience will look like?
3.45pm – Arrival and Sign in
4.00pm – Induction and House Tour
4.30pm – Introduction to kitchen, food preparations begins
6.00pm – Dinner served
7.30pm – Dinner concludes, pack up/wash up commences
8.00pm – Evening concludes
Once dinner is prepared, all group members will be able to sit together with the families in the dining room.
Kitchen clean-up is included as part of your experience and it’s important that all team members assist with the clean up.
Don’t forget to bring plastic containers for left overs!
Important
You will need to provide at least one vegetarian dish and one meat dish which is halal for our families.
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Don’t forget you must cook for 70 people (including yourselves)
We also advise if you could keep the ‘hot stuff’ like chilli to a minimum for kids and family.
Your main champion in your organisation will have briefed you about this amazing and unforgettable experience. It’s really important that you complete the Volunteer Declaration Form prior to the due date set by your main champion.
To complete the Form, please click here.
Some important facts about the day
Home For Dinner caters for volunteer groups of up to 10 people where you have control of the kitchen, preparing and cooking for up to 70 people to serve food at 6.00pm.
Not everyone has to cook as well! Why not ask a few of your members to consider organising activities for the children such as games or you may have a magician in your group?
This amazing and unforgettable, hands-on experience provides an opportunity for team building, while you and your colleagues pay it forward to seriously ill children and families.
Location: Ronald McDonald House in Randwick, 149-151 Barker Street, Randwick NSW 2031
Parents don’t know when their children will need medical help. But they should know they can always access the care they need. And with your help, we can support them all throughout their journey.
