UPDATE: Unveiling nearing for Detroit Pistons Live, Learn and Play Center at RMH/Detroit

Photo credit: Pistons Photo

We're getting closer to the public 'unveiling' of the new Live, Learn and Play Center at RMH/Detroit, and we owe a huge debt of gratitude to the Detroit Pistons, who, incidentally, are looking pretty darn good early in the season with an 11-5 record as of 12/4/2007.

The recent progress on the center is documented on the Pistons site: http://www.nba.com/pistons/community/mcdonald_071204.html

Pistons Live Learn and Play Center Comes to the Ronald McDonald House of Detroit!

RMH Friends, Board, PR Firms, Family and Associates!   Be sure to check out the GREAT website below ~ talking about our new 'Pistons Live, Learn and Play' Center - in the middle - stages of construction!  This project is NEAR and DEAR to our heart, as that playroom is one of the central parts of our House ~ the children LOVE it!!!   Many thanks to our President, John O'Reilly and the entire Pistons Foundation Team for choosing our House to be the recipient of this awesome donation!     http://www.nba.com/pistons/community/mcdonald_071019.html

Food Pantry crisis!

Whether you are a past, present of current friend of the House, we need your help.

The food pantry is at an ALL-TIME LOW. We will probably have enough 'community' food for another 2-3 weeks at best.

Those of you who are involved in church groups, civic clubs or other agencies that are looking for a GREAT SERVICE PROJECT, this would be a GREAT time to suggest a 'RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE FOOD DRIVE'

There was only one other time that our food pantry was this low - right after Hurricane Katrina. Summer, historically, has been a tougher time for us to receive donations of food...but this year has been the worst ever.

If you have the means to bring a bag of non-perishable foods to the House, we could fill-up the shelves until the fall (when food donations pick-up again).

Thanks again and please keep us in mind.

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southeast Michigan Supports Local Children's Charities

Ronald McDonald House Charities and our global network of local Chapters have dedicated more than US$430 million in grants and program services toward making an immediate, positive impact on those children who need our help most.

Through grants to other non-profit organizations serving children, RMHC can extend its reach, improving the health and well-being of children around the world.

Grants Awarded

By supporting global or national non-profit organizations that help children read, provide nutritious after-school meals, offer life-changing surgeries, or help prevent life-threatening disease, Ronald McDonald House Charities reaches into communities around the world to address the most urgent needs of children. Find out more about how RMHC grants help improve the health and well-being of children.

How to Apply for a Grant

To find out how to obtain RMHC funding for programs or projects that are national or global in scope, and which directly improve the health and well-being of children, please review the three-step grant application process. The steps will progress in a sequential order as follows: Determination of eligibility Submission of a letter of inquiry Board reviews of all applications

Make sure that you review the three sequential sections on this site before applying for a grant.

For Local, Community or Area Efforts

If your program or project focuses on one-specific community or geographic area, grant requests should be sent to the Ronald McDonald House of Southeast Michigan, 3911 Beaubien Street, Detroit, MI  48201.

About RMH / Detroit

Ronald McDonald House of Detroit, providing a home-away-from home and support services to parents with hospitalized children, opened November of 1979 in the Detroit Medical Center adjacent to Children's Hospital of Michigan. For more information about staying at the house and our accommodations and services, please click on Staying Here. The Detroit House was built in 1979, and is owned and operated by a non-profit Board comprised of leaders of the community, residents and representatives of McDonald's restaurants. Eighty-five percent of the home's funding depends on continued generosity of individuals and businesses. The affiliation with Ronald McDonald House Charities and McDonald's continues to contribute about 15 percent of the cost of operating the house. For information about how you can assist, please click on How to Help. We're delighted you stopped by our home on the Web - simply click on one of the links to the left to find out more about the house, and how you can be involved. For more information, call us at 313.745.5909, or send an email to ronaldinfo.