Our Home for Dinner program was created to help relieve our families from a night of cooking. Having a sick child can be extremely draining, and with this program, we can take away the worry of “what’s for dinner?” Our Home for Dinner Program offers groups of volunteers the opportunity to extend needed support to these families by preparing a home-cooked, nutritious brunch or dinner a few days a week.
If you would like to sign up to prepare a meal, please download, fill out our Home for Dinner Group Contact Form and email it back to Samantha Colorado at samantha@ronaldmcdonaldhouseottawa.ca. For questions or more information, please call 613-737-5523.
With assistance from Ronald McDonald House staff, groups will bring together fresh ingredients and prepare a delicious meal for our families. With a $1,000 donation, our team will work closely with your group to create a delicious menu. We will purchase the necessary grocery items for your team and have them waiting for you upon arrival.
Please be prepared to cook for approximately 50 people.
A group of up to 10 people, and all must be over the age of 18.
If you are preparing brunch or lunch, please arrive at 10:00 am.
If you are preparing dinner, please arrive at 1:30 pm.
Prior to your arrival, our team will give you designated parking spots. Please speak to our front office team about where to go when you arrive.
Prepare to volunteer for 3 hours.
No, you will be portioning out individual serving boxes, which are provided by the Ronald McDonald House, for the families to pick up when they arrive home.
We ask that you please avoid using any shell-fish products.
If you wish to use nuts, please label the dishes accordingly.
Yes, our BBQ is available year-round.
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