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Heartwarming Party Returns!
Join us on February 10, 2023 for a night full of fun at our 14th Annual Heartwarming Party! This year, we will have all the classic favorites: Stories from former families who have utilized the House Live Auction Fill the Heart We will also feature some new...
Board Spotlight: Larry Schaffer
Larry Schaffer Bio Larry has served as a local funeral director for over 30 years and is currently the manager of our Oregon Chapel. He is graduate of Defiance College and Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science (1981). He and his family regularly attend Christ United...

Board Spotlight: Mark Fox
Mark Fox Bio Mark Fox is the Director of the Office of Technology Transfer and Services (OTTS) at Bowling Green State University. BGSU is a public university dedicated to creating public good and strives to advance its impact through engagement by participating in...

Board Spotlight: Matt Simpson
Matt Simpson Bio Matt Simpson currently serves as Past President of the Board of Directors for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northwest Ohio. Matt began his journey with RMHC as a House volunteer in 2010, at the “old” House. He joined the Board of Directors in...

12 Days of Giving
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northwest Ohio will be holding our annual 12 Days of Giving. Starting Monday December 12, we will reveal a unique way you can support RMHC of NW Ohio through Friday, December 23. Help us continue to serve our guests and provide...

Family Story: The Wilkerson and Ewing Family
The Wilkerson and Ewing family had a 6-night stay at Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northwest Ohio. Baby Allayna was vomiting and not eating, so the Wilkerson and Ewing family took her to Toledo. While baby Allayna was hospitalized and recovering, Emily (mother)...

Family In Need Of Support Meets A Familiar Name And A Helping Hand
Early Arrivals Meagan White was expecting to have twins in August. Her life was upended when she found out that, instead, she would deliver her newborns at just 33 weeks in Adrian, Michigan via C-Section. Levi and Miles were born on June 15, weighing 4 lbs. (Levi)...

Toledo Basketball Teddy Bear Toss
Toledo, OHIO — Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northwest Ohio is teaming up with Toledo Basketball for their annual Teddy Bear Toss! Come out to Savage Arena in December for the Rockets' annual teddy bear toss. Bring your family, friends, teddy bears and...

Local McDonald’s Restaurants Bring Back “Sleeves for Support” Fundraiser to Support Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northwest Ohio
Toledo, OHIO — Local McDonald’s restaurants are providing another way to support Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northwest Ohio with the return of the Sleeves for Support program. This fundraiser was developed in partnership with Coca-Cola and will generate funding...

Ragen and Lowe family grateful for stay at RMHC of NW Ohio.
For Danielle Ragen and Matthew Lowe, it was just a normal Wednesday night and they were ready to leave for a Detroit Tigers' baseball game. Danielle felt some discomfort and pain in her stomach and that’s when the Ragen/Lowe family decided to go to Bellevue Hospital...