Annual Report 2020 a Message from Sandy & Tim

Read Chozin’s story on Page 8. Keeping Families Close | Annual Report 2020 2A 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 34OUR 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 5W0e,h0ave0be0en hfomae mto moirleitheans $4.35 is the average nightly room payment Mercy Medical Center since our opening in 1982. 5Community 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 6We 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. 78Meet 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 9Women’s Committee <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Fran Acle </li><li style="flex:1">Linda Lydia Kane </li></ul>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 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Robin Smith </li><li style="flex:1">Melissa Nigro </li></ul>Erinne O’Brien Lauren Olean Mimi Somerville Rebecca Taylor Mari Verrecchia DeLonde Laurie Will Sandy Pagnotti Katy Parr <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Vanessa Paterakis </li><li style="flex:1">Emily Zikorus </li></ul>Young Professionals Red Shoe Crew <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Beth Adolph </li><li style="flex:1">Ashlee Dempsey </li></ul>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 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Annie Maier </li><li style="flex:1">Melissa Schneider </li></ul>10 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">PRESENTING SPONSOR – $25,000 </li><li style="flex:1">RED BOOT SPONSOR – $2,500 </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Altus Group </li><li style="flex:1">McDonald’s </li></ul>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 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">BGE </li><li style="flex:1">McCormick & Co. </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Ward Boland Associates </li><li style="flex:1">Ernst & Young </li></ul>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 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Northeast Foods </li><li style="flex:1">Elegant Restoration </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">NFM Lending </li><li style="flex:1">Ellin & Tucker </li></ul>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 11 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 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Melissa Nigro </li><li style="flex:1">Accord Carton </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Morris & Ritchie </li><li style="flex:1">Associated Administrators, LLC </li></ul>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 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Ryder Transportation </li><li style="flex:1">Fabrite, Inc. </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Cumberland Dairy </li><li style="flex:1">St, Johns Packaging, Ltd. </li></ul>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 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">ECOLAB </li><li style="flex:1">Morris & Ritchie Associates </li></ul>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 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">John DelCampo </li><li style="flex:1">Zukowski Family Foundation </li></ul>Pin Flag Sponsors – $1,000 AMF Bakery Systems Gross, Mendelsohn & Associates Harbor Bank Direct Energy Business ECBM <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Bay State Milling Company </li><li style="flex:1">Kwik Lok Corporation </li></ul>12 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. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Presenting Sponsor – $30,000 </li><li style="flex:1">Hope Sponsor – $5,000 </li></ul>Arnold Developer Associates Atlas Restaurant Group BGE Firaxis Games Courage Sponsor – $25,000 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Constellation, An Exelon Company </li><li style="flex:1">CareFirst </li></ul>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 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">JPMorgan Chase </li><li style="flex:1">Melissa & Joe Nigro </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">McDonald’s </li><li style="flex:1">The Poole & Kent Corporation </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Priority 1 Automotive Group </li><li style="flex:1">Miller, Long & Arnold </li></ul>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. 13 Board of Directors <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Tim O’Donald </li><li style="flex:1">Elisa Mintz Delia </li><li style="flex:1">Kristy Eriksson </li><li style="flex:1">Keith Persinger </li></ul>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

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