Group Volunteer projects at the Pasadena Ronald McDonald House

Group Volunteers consist of groups of families, friends, corporations, civic or religious groups and lead an array of activities for the families staying at the Pasadena Ronald McDonald House.

Thank you for your interest in becoming involved! The support of volunteers is crucial for maintaining our programs and services.

Out of concern for the health and safety of our guests, staff, and volunteers, we are currently taking measures to restrict the number of outside visitors to our facilities.

We are temporarily halting all on-site volunteer programs, including service projects and Meals of Love.

If you would like to arrange the delivery of non-perishable food for our pantry, grocery gift cards or individually prepared meals for the families staying with us, please contact us for a list of local options.

If you or your group are interested in receiving information about future volunteer opportunities,
please email Francisco Gallegos Cabrera 
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Meals of Love

The meals you provide are an act of kindness that brings love into the House. Groups of up to 12 people choose a menu, purchase the ingredients, and prepare a meal in our full-service kitchen, allowing exhausted and overwhelmed families the opportunity to find nourishment and comfort in a home-cooked meal. Breakfast is served daily at 9:00 am, lunch is served at 12:00 pm and dinner is served daily at 6:00 pm.

Qualifications: Show off your creativity and cooking skills (or just practice!). We supply the kitchen and equipment, your group just needs to bring the ingredients. All food must be prepared and cooked on-site or brought directly from a commercial retail kitchen. Maximum of 12 volunteers, including chaperones.

Location: Pasadena Ronald McDonald House
Commitment: Scheduled date to prepare a meal
Minimum Age: 13+ with adult supervision – 1 adult per 5 youth volunteers

Meals of Love Schedule

 

 

Baking With Love

Bring your love and your recipes to bake up treats for the House. Groups of up to 12 can come together to create delicious baked goods for our families. This is a great volunteer opportunity for young volunteers such as scout troops, sports teams or school service clubs!

Qualifications: Enjoy being creative and baking! We supply the kitchen and equipment, your group just needs to bring the ingredients. All baked goods must be prepared on-site or brought directly from a commercial retail kitchen. Maximum of 12 volunteers, including chaperones.

Location: Pasadena Ronald McDonald House

Commitment: Scheduled date to bake

Minimum Age: 5+ with adult supervision - 1 adult per 1 youth volunteers ages 5-9, and 1 adult per 5 youth volunteers ages 10-15.

Baking With Love

 

 

Wish List Drive

Help support the families staying with us by soliciting items that we are in need of around the House. This is a great volunteer opportunity for those who students needing service hours, scout troops, high school clubs, etc.

Qualifications: Simply collect items from our wish list and drop them off at the House from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. Please click on our Wish List <Wish List Document> for our current needs

Location: Around your community
Commitment: Flexible
Minimum Age: All ages!

Wish List Document

 

 

Family Time Activities

This is for a group that is interested in interacting with the families that are staying at the House. Family Activity Projects are all about bringing the families of the House together for a couple of hours of fun!

Qualifications: There is no limit to what this opportunity can be. Popular activities in the past have been BINGO Night, Cupcake Decorating, Movie Night, Ice Cream Social, etc. Creativity is key for this volunteer opportunity.

Maximum of 12 volunteers, including chaperones.

Location: Pasadena Ronald McDonald House
Commitment: Scheduled date of a project
Minimum Age: 13+ with adult supervision – 1 adult per 5 youth volunteers

Family Time Activities

 

 

Family Movie Night 

This is a fun opportunity for a group to turn the Pasadena Ronald MacDonald house into a home theater! Bring a family-friendly movie for our families and children to enjoy along with your favorite theater treats such as popcorn and candy.

Qualifications: This is a popular activity for your friends, family or coworkers. Please bring a G or PG-rated film for everyone’s enjoyment, film subject to approval.

Maximum of 12 volunteers, including chaperones.

Location: Pasadena Ronald McDonald House

Commitment: Scheduled date of a project

Minimum age: 8 with adult supervision- 1 adult per 5 youth volunteers.

Family Movie Night Times

 

 

Special Event Volunteer Information 

Each year, hundreds of people support the Pasadena Ronald McDonald House when they attend one of our special events. Volunteers play a pivotal role in making sure each event runs smoothly and our guests have an enjoyable experience. If it weren't for the volunteer help we receive, these events would not be possible. We welcome individual volunteers as well as groups. If you, your family, classmates or team are interested in making a difference, please consider helping at one of these special events:

  • SHINE Gala
  • Walk For Kids

Volunteers are needed in the area of setup, registration, greeters, auction assistants, check-out, break down and more.

Contact our Development Manager, Hilary Manners ([email protected]), to learn more about these volunteer opportunities.

 

 The Ronald McDonald House, Pasadena uses VolunteerHub to manage our volunteer needs. This will require that you establish a username and password to register as a volunteer.