Read Chozin’s story on Page 8.
Keeping Families Close | Annual Report 2020
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A message from Sandy & Tim
It’s all about the kids – always has been and always will be. So much has changed over the last year, but love remains, the mission remains, and the critical need for RMH remains. During this uncertain time, this report is a reminder that what we do matters. We are always humbled by the collective love and generosity that keeps our House going, but this year has been something special. Because of you, in a time that has tested and challenged everyone, the heart and soul of the Ronald McDonald House is alive and well.
Before COVID, the families and children of RMH already had their lives turned upside down. The pandemic simply added another layer of stress and worry to families already pushed to the margins and beyond. They need us now more than they ever have. In a year when everyone had a perfect excuse to pull back or do less, you all stepped up and showed our kids and families that no matter what the external forces are, our commitment never wavers and we will never let them down.
Sandy Pagnotti President & CEO
2020 was supposed to be the year we were going to have a collective sigh of relief as we settled into the
new Ronald McDonald House, fine-tuned our new
operating procedures and most importantly, doubled
our capacity to fulfill our mission of helping families in pediatric medical crisis. Then came COVID-19.
The year that was supposed to be the great exhale became our toughest year yet. We can’t hug a mother
who has just lost her child, we can’t high five children
who ring the good news bell, and the lifeblood of the House, our Volunteer Program, has been suspended for over a year. As an organization built on creating community, the human interactions that create an oasis of goodness and grace have been pushed 6 feet apart.
We don’t know what COVID will mean for 2021 and
beyond. We look forward to the day in the near future when we are all together again in person. In the meantime, this is sent with hope that better days are ahead – for the world and for our Ronald McDonald House families. We love and appreciate you all for sticking with us.
Stay safe and well, Sandy & Tim
Tim O’Donald Board Chair
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OUR HOUSE by thenumbers
23,000+ trips
around town
states
22
served
50
international countries served.
Top 5 Diagnoses
10 0%
Hospitals we partner with to provide
Neurology, NICU, Oncology, Transplant, and Gastroenterology & Hepatology
compassionate care:
of our annual operating budget is raised locally.
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Johns Hopkins-Bayview Medical Center University of Maryland Medical Center
Maryland Proton Treatment Center
Kennedy Krieger Institute
$
4,115,375
is the value of services we provide to our families annually
The Rubin Institute at Sinai
R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital
Sheppard Pratt Hospital
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$
4.35
is the average nightly room payment
Mercy Medical Center
since our opening in 1982.
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Community Fundraisers
Thank you to all of the individuals, organizations and community groups that host fundraisers for us throughout the year. These events support the everyday operations of RMH. In 2020, over
$140,000 was raised to provide hope, care, and
love for the children and families of the Ronald McDonald House.
ADU, Your Appliance Source The Baltimore Flower Ninjas Treena Clampitt’s Team Big Hearts Brooke Davidson Sam Finkelstein’s Eagle Scout Project Greater Severna Park & Arnold Chamber of Commerce Gunther Charters, Inc. Matt & Lindsay Hamilton Wedding Ron Howard’s Big Shave Down
Hydrasearch Raffle
James E. Crawford, Jr. & Associates The Kids for the Kids Fund of the McDonogh School Danielle Nobles Shop Night
Ryder’s parents – Matt & Devi with daughter Avery
Ourisman Automotive Group 5k Philanthropik: The Holiday Edition
Raven’s Roost #138, Inc.
When Matt and Devi’s 2 month old son, Ryder, passed away from cancer they knew they wanted to create a legacy. Roll with Ryder honors and celebrates their brave warrior each and every year.
Roll with Ryder
“Hope and Love are the legacy our son Ryder left behind. Being the match sponsor for The Roll With Ryder Holiday Hero
Gift Card Challenge, allowed our family the opportunity to show the amazing current and future families staying at the Ronald McDonald House that they are surrounded by Hope and Love. As a match sponsor, it also meant that we could
stretch and double the dollars which further extends Ryder’s legacy, filling our hearts with happiness.”
Sweat for Support Fundraiser by Kelly Berger Vascular Surgery Associates
*This list includes fundraisers that raised over $1,000.
– Devi & Matt, Ryder’s Mom and Dad
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We love you, Baltimore Flower Ninjas!
Thank you, Volunteers!
As we look back on 2020, we want to thank our RMH Volunteers for your generous, consistent, and overwhelming support during a year full of doubt and struggle. With or without a pandemic, you all are the backbone of this
House. From keeping our families fed, to ensuring overflowing cubbies, you
all make sure the families at RMH always feel loved and supported no matter what. So, thank you. Thank you for being the best community we could ever
ask for. We hope 2021 brings everyone much more joy, smiles, and hugs. We
cannot wait for the day we can welcome you all back to the House.
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Meet Chozin
This is the story of 3-year-old Chozin, in the words of his mom Molika. (Pictured left)
My husband and I had been together for 10 years when we found out we were expecting our first child in 2016.
Unfortunately, we miscarried at seven weeks. Miraculously shortly after, we were expecting again! My heart was full
of joy and I testified in the doctor’s office that I was going
to have a boy as well as carry him full term! I knew God had chosen this baby for us and we immediately named
him Chozin with an emphasis on the “zin.” I was told by
the doctors to take it one day at a time considering I just miscarried, but I knew in my heart I was going to persevere through my whole pregnancy and bring home a baby boy.
therapies. After Chozin had his six-month well-visit
appointment, he was admitted to Children’s National
Hospital for failure to thrive as he was only 12 pounds at six
months old. The doctors decided to perform gastrostomy
surgery (G-tube) on him since he wouldn’t eat on his own. Chozin had his first seizure on March 14, 2019 and was
admitted to Children’s Hospital again. Later that year in December, Chozin was enrolled into the Kennedy Krieger feeding program. While attending the program, we were blessed to stay at the amazing Ronald McDonald House!
RMH is truly magical, and you can feel the love as soon as you walk in. You feel at ease and worry free. It’s a home away from home! Everyone there was welcoming, nice,
and engaging, from the volunteers to the staff and patients.
Chozin successfully completed the feeding program being able to eat purée foods after staying at Ronald McDonald for two months. In May 2020, after further genetic testing, Chozin was diagnosed with mandibulofacial dysostosis with microcephaly, which is an extremely rare condition with fewer than 60 cases reported worldwide! Also, in May, he was diagnosed with epilepsy after having three additional seizures.
My pregnancy went well and before I knew it, I was 41
weeks and admitted to the hospital being considered high
risk because I was thirty-five years old. My water broke on
a Thursday night and I didn’t have our son until that Sunday. Four days in labor and Chozin wasn’t breathing when he was delivered. Several nurses immediately came to work on him and found out that he swallowed his meconium. My son was rushed to the NICU after I was only able to get a glance at him. I was alarmed and confused. Chozin was 7
pounds exactly. I saw my son for the first time with multiple
tubes and wires covering his little body. Our son was diagnosed with acquired microcephaly that day. Chozin stayed in the NICU for four days and we left the hospital without him.
Chozin has continued to defy the odds and makes considerable gains hitting his developmental milestones
at his chosen pace. In March 2021, Chozin came back to
Kennedy Krieger for the specialized transition program. We were blessed to stay at Ronald McDonald again. It was
wonderful to reunite with staff and volunteers who are now
family to us!
When we were finally able to bring him home, Chozin had difficulty gaining weight and he wouldn’t latch on to nurse
or drink from a bottle. At four months he was referred to an Infants & Toddlers program by his neurologist. He immediately started physical, occupational, and speech
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Women’s Committee
- Fran Acle
- Linda Lydia Kane
Allie Klein
Ilene Pyser
Kathleen Bands Tina Baxter
Allison Rubin
Leslie Landsman Mary Lingenfelter Jennifer Litchman Joyce Lynagh Jennifer Mann Veida McCampbell Kim Meagher
Lee Ann Sandusky Meghan Scalea Sue Schaefer
Jodi Clary Judy Cohen Bennett Cummings Amanda Gister Amy Goldberg Shirley Harden Heather Hartley Kristin Henry Debbie Hood Jennifer Howard Stacey Irrgang Cathy James
Bridget Schaller Marlene Schiech Candice Schoolman Kate Simmons
- Robin Smith
- Melissa Nigro
Erinne O’Brien Lauren Olean
Mimi Somerville Rebecca Taylor Mari Verrecchia DeLonde Laurie Will
Sandy Pagnotti Katy Parr
- Vanessa Paterakis
- Emily Zikorus
Young Professionals
Red Shoe Crew
- Beth Adolph
- Ashlee Dempsey
Cory Dennis Lauren Fiastro Sabrina Fields Laure Fraser
Max Maier Ilsa Marden Ashley Marshall Jesse Marshall Lindsay Melvin Allison Mills
Kate Schwartz Lindsay Sherman Michael Sherman Rylie Shewbridge Gregory Snyder II Sarah St. Pierre Kathryn Stadig Jenell Steele
Courtney Amelung Taylor Ammoscato Emily Arneson Christina Baker Kathleen Bands Jessica Beaver Rakeem Bowdry Tim Brackney Katie Bush Melissa Cheek Stefanie Clay Carly Cope Melissa Court Lauren Crews Brooke Davidson
Meg Gesner
Nicole Groff
Colin Nerich
John Groff, Sr.
Joshua Heller Jonathan Horton
Steven Huffman
Carly Johnson Lindsay Kahler Neal Karkhanis Bridget Kelly Allie Klein Leksi Kovalerchik Elizabeth Lenrow Casey Linthicum Kelly Llanes
Michael Norton Melissa Patek Rachel Patek Arjun Patel Chrissy Polchito Tracey Pyser Anne Riddle
Beth Steffen
Robbie Thompson Isaac Truitt Katie Truitt Krystina Wales Ashley Watson Dwight L. Wilcox III Lauren Willner Erica Woolridge Jacquelyn Zichos Emily Zikorus
Chloe Ring Kayla Ringgold Caitlin Roberts Marisa Russell Maria Satyshur Gina Scalise
Christina deGraft-
Johnson Steven Delany Melissa DeLawder
- Annie Maier
- Melissa Schneider
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- PRESENTING SPONSOR – $25,000
- RED BOOT SPONSOR – $2,500
- Altus Group
- McDonald’s
The Baltimore Ravens Bath Fitter
RED HIGH TOP SPONSOR – $10,000
Jerry and Brenda Rush Family Foundation Under Armour
BGE Home
Red Shoe Shuffle 2020
My Cleaning Service JPMorgan Chase Legg Mason
RED HIGH HEEL SPONSOR – $5,000
- BGE
- McCormick & Co.
- Ward Boland Associates
- Ernst & Young
Although we were unable to be together in person, we came together in support of our biggest annual fundraiser
for RMH. The Shuffle community laced up shoes and celebrated virtually in true Red Shoe Shuffle spirit. We felt each and every heart and “sole” who rallied with us.
Harbor East Management Group The Kahlert Foundation
Mix 106.5
RED SNEAKER SPONSOR – $1,000
ABC Equipment Rental
- Northeast Foods
- Elegant Restoration
- NFM Lending
- Ellin & Tucker
The Poole & Kent Corporation The Rosenwald Team at RBC Wealth Management Vital Proteins, LLC
Enterprise Holdings Foundation Heritage Financial Consultants The JK Meek Group at Graystone Consulting Maryland Lottery
To our supporting sponsors not listed in this publication, please receive our thanks for your ongoing support, friendship and partnership. Visit
redshoeshuffle.org to view a full list of 2020 Red Shoe Shuffle Sponsors.
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Kathy and Gary Muller
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Ronald McDonald House/Deborah Paterakis Golf Classic
We are unbelievably grateful to the Ronald McDonald House / Deborah Paterakis Golf Classic sponsors, who gathered –
socially-distanced, of course – on a warm September day to play in support of our kids and families. The Golf Classic was our only in-person event hosted in 2020, and even behind our masks, we could feel the warm smiles from the golfers.
G&M Food Corporation Howard Bank
Beam Reach Consulting Group, LLC Burford Corporation & Stewart Systems
/ Middleby Bakery Group Centric Business Systems DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences Gemini Bakery Equipment Gordon Feinblatt, LLC
Lentz Milling Company, LLC Maple Donuts
Presenting Sponsor – $25,000
Northeast Foods
Lallemand/American Yeast Sales MegaCorp Logistics Merrill Lynch
Miles & Stockbridge P.C. Perdue Grain & Oilseed, LLC Snavely’s Mill
Platinum Sponsor – $7,900
A M King
The PNC Financial Services Group PolyWorks, Inc.
SourcePac, Inc.
Bundy Baking Solutions
McCormick & Co.
Vantage Food
Puratos Corporation Sinclair Broadcast Group Tyson Foods
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America Lallemand/American Yeast Sales LiteCloud, Inc.
Workshop Development, Inc.
Monoflo International, Inc.
Morgan Stanley
Additional Sponsors
A M King
The Poole & Kent Corporation Ryder Transportation Shick Esteve
MacAlpine, Carll & Co.
Meal Sponsor – $2,500
Amoroso’s Baking Company B.C. Williams Bakery Service Beatty Harvey & Coco Architects Best Bake North America, LLC CFG Bank
- Melissa Nigro
- Accord Carton
- Morris & Ritchie
- Associated Administrators, LLC
Cordish Family Foundation D. Thomas & Associates Dan Amoroso
SunTrust/Truist
Petrochem, Inc.
Thomas G. Tzomides, DDS
Tito’s Handmade Vodka Weller Development / Port Covington Development Team
Reconserve of Maryland, Inc. Roseda Farms
- Ryder Transportation
- Fabrite, Inc.
- Cumberland Dairy
- St, Johns Packaging, Ltd.
Sunrise Chevrolet
Glen Arm Building Co. Lexus of Towson
The Whiting-Turner Contracting
Company
EMJAY Engineered Cold Systems, Inc. J&K Ingredients, Inc.
McCain Foods
Hole Sponsors – $750
AB Mauri, Inc.
Morgan Corporation MTC Logistics
Cart Sponsor – $5,000
442nd RCT Inc.
J. Brown Jewelers J.R. Mechanical Services, Inc. Kelly & Associates Insurance Group / KELLY Payroll
ADM Milling
Multi-Plastics, Inc.
Ardent Mills
American Bakers Association Armada Supply Chain Solutions CDM Retirement Consultants, Inc. Chemstar Water
NAI The Michael Companies, Inc. Nancy & Victor Frenkil Jr. Foundation Oregon Potato
DLA Piper
Lesaffre Yeast Corporation / Red Star
Yeast Company, LLC Miller Milling Company
The Kingstree Group Mariner Distribution, Inc. Martin F. Domres
Priority 1 Automotive Group
Reviera Enterprises Inc. Schoenfeld Insurance Townsend Capital
Colborne Foodbiotics
- ECOLAB
- Morris & Ritchie Associates
Gold Sponsor – $3,950
Atlas Container
Franklin & Prokopik
Golf Ball Raffle Sponsor – $2,000
Tito’s Handmade Vodka
Gemini Bakery Equipment Great Dane Trailers
Vac Pac, Inc.
Bartlett Milling Company
Burford Corporation & Stewart Systems
/ Middleby Bakery Group Corbion
Vantage Food
- John DelCampo
- Zukowski Family Foundation
Pin Flag Sponsors – $1,000
AMF Bakery Systems
Gross, Mendelsohn & Associates Harbor Bank
Direct Energy Business
ECBM
- Bay State Milling Company
- Kwik Lok Corporation
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2020 HomeburGala
For our fanciest night of the year, we thought outside of the box to bring a party inside a box transforming our annual Hamburgala to the HomeburGala. With the help of our amazing volunteers, we were able to deliver more than 500 party boxes to our generous Gala supporters and partied RMH-style.
- Presenting Sponsor – $30,000
- Hope Sponsor – $5,000
Arnold Developer Associates Atlas Restaurant Group BGE
Firaxis Games
Courage Sponsor – $25,000
- Constellation, An Exelon Company
- CareFirst
Ellin & Tucker
Strength Sponsor – $10,000
Baxter Family Foundation Harbor East Management Group Joan Hood Jones
H&S Bakery Ron Howard & Associates of Re/Max Preferred Kennedy Krieger Institute Merritt Properties
- JPMorgan Chase
- Melissa & Joe Nigro
- McDonald’s
- The Poole & Kent Corporation
- Priority 1 Automotive Group
- Miller, Long & Arnold
NFM Lending Northeast Foods University of Maryland Baltimore The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
To our supporting sponsors not listed in this publication, please receive our thanks for your ongoing support, friendship and partnership. Visit rmhcmaryland.org/homeburgala to view a full list of 2020 HomburGala Sponsors.
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Board of Directors
- Tim O’Donald
- Elisa Mintz Delia
- Kristy Eriksson
- Keith Persinger
Chairman of the Board Harbor East Management Group, LLC
Executive Committee at Large Kennedy Krieger Institute
Miles & Stockbridge P.C.
Rhonda Pringle
Publisher Baltimore Business Journal
Megan Ford
President | US Flavor Solution McCormick & Company, Inc.
Mark Furr
Executive Committee at Large McDonald’s Owner Operator
Melissa Nigro
Immediate Past Chair
Deborah Rivkin
Vice President
Government Affairs, MD
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Nicole Groff
Red Shoe Crew President
Martin Bartness
Baltimore City Police Department
Steve Martin
Treasurer President & Studio Head
Ta ke -Two I nte r a c t ive
Firaxis Games
Christopher Mann
McDonald’s Owner Operator
Tina Baxter
Women’s Committee Chair
Dara Schapiro Schnee
VP | Philanthropy Baltimore Community Foundation
Kyle Miller
Ernst & Young LLP (Retired)
Jim Bower
McDonald’s Owner Operator
Beth Rosenwald
Chair, Investments RBC Wealth Management
Adam Snavely
The Poole and Kent Corporation
Anita Nucci
Dave Bramble
Tamla Olivier