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2017 HERO Report Jennifer Johns BOARD Chief Executive Director Lauri Adams STAFF Chief Operating Officer of Trustees Crystal Alba Happy Summertime Friends! Weekend Manager When discussing the theme of our 2017 Annual Report, we all agreed that “Heroes” Shandy Arwood Mary Edwards Database Coordinator Offer a supportive, home-like community Chairman would be perfect. After all, Webster’s defines the word Hero as: “a person who is Madison Buckner Joel Heydenburk admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities.” What Development Coordinator that eases burdens for seriously ill President better way to describe a community of people and organizations who enable the Kayla Burkholder Courtney Garner-Lewis Operations Coordinator ISSION RMHFW to fulfill its mission on a daily basis? Our Staff, Board, Volunteers, Red Shoe Society, Student Volunteer Cherie Dioguardi M children and their families President-Elect Network, Community Partners and Donors all collectively work together for our SUPER heroes – the children and Weekend Manager Arminda Grissett Angie Gallaway Treasurer families we serve. Chief Development Officer Leslie Hunt We continue to be amazed at the strength, resiliency and courage our super heroes exhibit each and every day. Barry Killingsworth Maintenance Coordinator Secretary Faced with adversity, their determination, willpower and resolve inspire us over and over again. Scott McCollam Beth Lamb Last year, we hosted a new daytime luncheon called House Talk. There, guests enjoyed lunch while listening to Chief Marketing Officer To reach all families Chair, House Operations Dao Le Stef Mauler panelists share what RMHFW meant to them from their perspective. This event enabled us to make new friends VISION in need of our Housekeeper Chair, Volunteers and provided an avenue for us to educate the community about RMHFW and our services; 2017 also brought Hannah Llach Kurt Schaal renewal and refreshment to our facility by the renovation of 37 family bedrooms. As a result, rooms marked offline Communications Coordinator services Chair, Development & Marketing Melissa Melton due to maintenance issues are rare, allowing us to admit more families each night. Once our renovation project Will Courtney Weekend Coordinator & Weekend Manager Trustee Emeritus was complete, we began to focus on what we can do as an organization to expand our mission. Veronica Morrison Anthony DeFelice We are thrilled to announce a brand new program at RMHFW called the Day Program. This program will allow Operations Coordinator Bau Nguyen Andy Eldridge families who might not need to stay at the House in the traditional manner to utilize our facility during the day. This Housekeeper Guiding us in our mission are core values: Garett Essl will be a wonderful respite where children and families can come to RMHFW to rest, relax, enjoy meals, and utilize Ollie Peacock John Flack We lead with compassion. our laundry facilities, game rooms, and/or our media rooms. By opening our doors during the day for families, we Weekend Manager Tricia Francis Julie Pickett We focus on the critical needs of children. Ryan Haggerty anticipate being able to share our mission with local families as well as those who live farther away. Chief Financial Officer Kinsey Peresh Established November 28, 1981 Gaylan Hendricks Also coming in 2018 will be the development and adoption of another new program known as Hospitality a-la- We celebrate the diversity of our people and programs. Evening Operations Coordinator 1001 8th Avenue | Fort Worth, TX 76104 Mike Hopkins Carte, whereby carts will be built to resemble a House. The carts will be stocked with snacks, beverages, small James Hudson Stephanie Roessler rmhfw.org We value our heritage. Volunteer Coordinator Karen Jasper toys, activity books, toiletries, etc. Volunteers will manage the carts in area hospitals. Once again, this program will We operate with accountability and transparency. allow us to extend our mission beyond the walls of the Ronald McDonald House. Sarah Sanders Pam Johndroe Resident Manager Janeen Lamkin Thank you, friends, for your loyal, steadfast support of RMHFW. By believing in RMHFW, YOU are serving as a Tonja Sparks Don Marable hero to nearly 1,000 children and families we serve each year. Student Volunteer Facilitator Chris Packard Julianne Swayze Paul Paine With sincere gratitude, Evening Operations Coordinator Dr. David Riley Mary Wedekind Weekend Manager Gloria Starling On the cover: Super Hero Kye strikes his best Superman pose with our resident local Hero, Mac! Jennifer Julie Wiley Development Manager 2017 Hero Report 2 Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth 3 2017 Hero Report The Red Shoe Society (RSS) is a diverse group of young professionals dedicated to the mission and vision Aiden bravely fought cancer and is now in remission. After staying with us for 272 days, he and his family of RMHFW. As a dues-paying organization, RSS is now over HEROES STRONG! RSS FAMILY 200 went home last spring. Aiden’s friends are also RMHFW heroes. When Aiden returned for follow-up visits, they Exec donated wishlist items for other families to use. Aiden RMHFW Heroes In December, RSS even asked for toy donations to RMHFW in lieu of 803 The RSS comes together each year Kristin Smith Programs members, led by Lucy Ives, Chair birthday gifts. families served House to form events, which financially and working with House Ali Baer 55,000 square foot benefit the House and spread the families, painted a mural to Marketing Chair facility, which offers mission of the organization. highlight the toy closet. Located Jonathan Ives Super private bedrooms Meals from the Heart Chair 13,267 as well as common upstairs in the 7th avenue wing, Super Stephanie Park Hero nights of stay areas this is the second mural painted Sponsorship Chair Hero by RSS. Kyle Sederstrom Family Room Membership Chair Erica Located inside Ethan Stinson Aiden Cook Children’s Events Chair 17 Medical Center, Ryan Akins average length of stay offers quiet space to rest and relax Jenni Barnett Neil Barrow The House stayed, on average, Day Program Sam Gunderson Offers access to the Kesli Ivy 95% occupied. House amenities Callie Keyser without staying 2017 statistics overnight The 3rd annual Whitney MacDonald Rise, Rally & Red Shoes Elizabeth Ming Super 57 Randall Noel cooked up a great event bedrooms Matt Redding by raising for Hero During 2017, $26,892 Kimberly Talley the House! Look to October the original 37 bedrooms were 13, 2018 for the next one. Ella The Ronald McDonald House is focused on renovated with family. Our programs give a family with a sick new flooring, child what they need most - each other. HVAC and bathroom updates. Through the Meals Our home is more than four walls and a roof from the Heart program, RSS FORT WORTH, TX over your head. It is the intangible magic that prepares and serves 12 meals a transpires in shared moments. year for the families of RMHFW. Keeping families close® 2017 Hero Report 4 Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth 5 2017 Hero Report VOLUNTEER FAMILY Meals from the Heart 403 volunteers Super Heroes Hero Heroes $178,069 Volunteers help make the budget impact* House a supportive place for our families. House Volunteers=74 Family Room=24 LEVI Events=129 Students=78 RSS=98 Worked over 7,200 hours! *based on 2017 values from 653 Independent Sector meals served in 2017 Volunteer Hero of 2017! In April 2017, Rene Chandler was recognized with the Johndroe-Hartnett “Siblings are the best medicine. Lydia does not Our largest volunteer program, Award for her almost 20 years of treat him differently. He has always just been Levi, Meals from the Heart, provides service to the House. her big brother,” says Levi’s mom, Sarah. healthy and delicious meals for our families. It is the perfect The Johndroe-Hartnett Award way to add value to our mission is named in honor of Pam Johndroe and Dick Hartnett, and give you a way to serve and long-time RMHFW volunteers. interact with our families. There’s not a whole lot that slows down Levi - not even receiving a new KIDNEY! He embodies all the characters of a SUPER HERO. When people see the smiley blond- Lockheed Martin was headed Levi walking down the halls of the Ronald McDonald House, they would never guess there’s anything wrong. He’s talkative, yet ever so mellow. He’s tiny, but never the 2017 Meals from the overseen. He’s really just your typical little boy, who loves riding his bike, playing with his Heart Champion for the little sister, Lydia, and pretending to be Ironman at times. It is not until he walks up to you, 2nd year in a row! lifts up his shirt that you realize he is a real life superhero. Levi was born with one kidney and diagnosed with Klinefelter’s Syndrome, which is a rare genetic condition that affects fewer than 200,000 males a year. He received a kidney transplant in June 2017. 2017 Hero Report 6 Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth 7 2017 Hero Report EVENT EVENT Heroes 2017 marked the third Roadhouse event for the Heroes presenting sponsor Motor Home House. With Each year, we get a little wild at the annual Fort Worth GRIZZLY BEAR PRESENTING SPONSOR Specialist, we welcomed three wonderful Club Wild Game Dinner and 2017 was no different, Gilco Contracting, Inc. Kurt Schaal entertainers to our stage, Wade Bowen, Josh except that we raised a net record-breaking $317,669 BIG BULL ELK SPONSORS Weathers and Austin’s Rose. The Pavilion at Will for the mission of the Ronald McDonald House! InteliTrac | Freedom Powersports Gilco Contracting, Inc. | Textron Rogers was the ideal venue for our almost 600 $156,972 net.

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