Thank you to everyone who donated towards the needs of Ronald McDonald House of Columbia, SC. Through your donations, we were able to raise $150 dollars to purchase a new, all-in-one printer/scanner/fax. Here are some pictures of us delivering it to the Ronald McDonald House.
While we did not raise enough money to purchase a new laptop as well, the Ronald McDonald House is very thankful for those who helped raise the money for this purchase.
The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Columbia, SC (RMHC) needs your help to raise $600-$700 for a new laptop computer and a three-in-one printer/scanner/copier. Currently, they are without a laptop, which will give them the mobility to make presentations at various locations to recruit new volunteers. A new scanner is also essential to scan and send in required Medicaid reimbursement forms and driver’s licenses of the many families the Ronald McDonald House helps.
These two items have been on the RMHC’s “needs” list for a while, but have not been purchased due to the lack of funds. The Ronald McDonald House of Columbia has been operating at full capacity for the past two years and during this time, any extra funds they received went towards purchasing food as well as maintaining the upkeep of the house.
The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Columbia supports two programs: Ronald McDonald House and the Ronald McDonald Family Room. Both of these programs are centered around providing the highest quality of care and comfort for the families of children currently facing cancer, critical illnesses, birth defects and serious injuries.
The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Columbia serves over 350 families a year and has helped roughly 80,000 mothers, fathers, grandparents, sisters, brothers, and other family members since it opened in 1983. The RMHC helps provide a safe and sheltered environment that these families can call their “home away from home” during this stressful time in their lives when a child is sick.
To help the Ronald McDonald House raise these funds, please click the PayPal button below or on the sidebar. Need by Need, Inc. is a 501(c)3 tax exempt organization so all donations are tax deductible. Be sure to keep your PayPal receipt for your tax records.
UPDATE (6/10/10): This need has been fulfilled!
To contact the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Columbia, you can call them at 803.254.3181 or email them at info@rmhcofcolumbia.org.
The following is a thank you from Loaves & Fishes for Need by Need’s assistant in obtaining new flooring.
Dear Friends of Loaves and Fishes,
For the last several years, the women and children who call our shelter home have had to live with very old and stained carpet that honestly was not as sanitary as it really needed to be. We have had to make some tough decisions on how to spend our funds and as a result, carpet and tile replacement has always gotten bumped for more pressing needs like food and clothing and keeping the lights on. In providing the much-needed funds to replace our carpet and tile you have done a great service to not only our staff and volunteers but for the children who crawl and play on our floors and for their mothers who call our shelter home. We cannot thank you enough for your generosity and faithfulness in giving to meet this great need and look forward to partnering with you in the future to meet the needs of the less fortunate we seek to serve each day as we serve Christ.
Sincerely,
Debbie Push
Executive Director
Loaves and Fishes for St. Louis, INC.
If you would like to continue to support Loaves & Fishes, you can reach Ms. Push through her email addresses of Debbie AT loavesandfishes-stl.org or visit their contact page here.
Thanks again to everyone who gave money towards helping purchase new flooring for Loaves & Fishes. In the past month, they have installed the new carpet and tile that your donations helped to purchase.
Through your donations, Loaves & Fishes was able to replace the carpet as well as install tile in a new children’s area they had just built.
In case you forgot what the old carpet looked like, here is a picture:
Thanks again for all your help and check back soon for more updates.
2009 was Need by Need’s first year in operation. Below you will find a report outlining how much money we collected and how each dollar was spent. Thank you to everyone who helped make this year a very successful year for Need by Need.
To view our financial report, please click the link below:
