WHAT TO EXPECT
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We welcome families and provide them with a home away from home at a difficult time. Here’s what you can expect at our house.
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Volunteers play a vital role in adding the loving touches that make our home a warm and welcoming environment.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE
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Keeping our families close to their sick
children makes all the difference. And so do our supporters.
Family Stories
Jessica has had many different medical journeys throughout her life and one of these special journeys brought us to find a 'home away...
Ronald McDonald House has been a “home-away-from-home” for Roxanne Adams and her son Justin for the past 18 years.
When Roxanne...
On February 19, 2015, Annie and Trevor Power from Moncton, New Brunswick, welcomed a new baby boy to their family. Evan arrived early,...
Brooklyn Gillis entered the world weighing just 1 lb. and 15 oz.
Her early arrival was a surprise to new parents, Vanessa Gaudet...
The Crilley family’s journey began on July 27, 2016.
Twelve-year-old Sadie remembers that day clearly. After experiencing headaches...
On June 18, 2016, Natalie and Quintin Prinsloo welcomed their 11th child Abigail to the world.
Before Natalie had given...
At one o’clock in the morning on October 29, 2015, Jennifer Mullin woke up to severe back pain. Just over 26 weeks pregnant with twins,...
Cassidy and Cailey Patterson, from Seeley’s Cove, New Brunswick, have been coming to Ronald McDonald House for as long as they can...
Butterscotch.
That was the name sixteen year old Becca Schofield from Riverview, New Brunswick decided to give her brain tumour....
Sophie LeBlanc from Dieppe, New Brunswick gave birth to her daughter Zoe prematurely at 31 weeks.
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Mallory Powell from Charlottetown, PEI first stayed at Ronald McDonald House after she gave birth to her baby girl Ella at 24 weeks....
When Darla Langille-Schumann from Amherst, Nova Scotia was born she was diagnosed with a cleft lip and palette and a hole in her heart....
When Michael Rumsby from Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia was diagnosed with brain cancer at the age of 13, his mom Michelle knew that she...
Tricia and Barry MacIntyre from Little Brasd’or, Cape Breton and parents to six year old Kaylee remember the day when their life changed....
Jason Thorpe of Quispamsis, New Brunswick, was 9 years old when he first stepped foot
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Every family has a story.
Our Home has been made brighter by people like you, our donors and volunteers.
Read some of our family stories here.
Why it All Matters
Ronald McDonald House Charities® Atlantic offers family-centered programs that promote healing and togetherness including Ronald McDonald House and Ronald McDonald Family Rooms.
What’s New
April 12, 2018
From her family’s kitchen in Vancouver to Chopped Canada Teen in Toronto to Ronald McDonald House in Halifax, 18-year-old Justine Balin has taken...
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April 9, 2018
We’re excited to share that the second annual Ronald McDonald House PJ Walk for Kids is coming to Saint John!
Did you know that more than...
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April 6, 2018
On December 11, 2017, our Ronald McDonald Family Room® in Halifax officially opened the doors to its new home at the IWK Health Centre!...
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November 20, 2017
Imagine if your birthday could make a difference in the lives of families with sick children. It can!
Heidi decided to turn her 10th...
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November 7, 2017
Caroline Guinard bought her first Rubik's Cube in middle school when she randomly picked one up at a science museum gift shop. After watching...
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November 6, 2017
For one lucky golfer, our 20th Ronald McDonald House Golf Classic turned out to be the best one yet. Barry Gaul from Scotiabank, a...
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May 8, 2017
In 2016, Ronald McDonald Houses across the country entered a beautiful partnership with Chatters Salons.
Chatters chose Ronald McDonald House...
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February 6, 2017
It is impossible not to be inspired by Becca Schofield.
This past December, at the age of seventeen, her doctors told her that the brain cancer...
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February 5, 2017
Ashley McKim has been a volunteer at the Ronald McDonald Family Room in Moncton since the very beginning.
“I remember when I was told about...
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Connect With Us
On Facebook
Our National Partners provide impactful support for the families that stay with us while traveling for their sick child's hospital care.
Thanks, Aryzta, for all that you do!
#KeepingFamiliesClose
Stop by of their shops or visit to www.imhereandimhugry.com and check out their amazing goodies, and support RMHC Atlantic at the same time!
#KeepingFamiliesClose
Whether it's a costume party, pumpkin carving contest, gourd bowling or your own creative idea, we’d love to see (and share) how your work family is celebrating!
To get started with your fundraiser, visit: www.makefunmatter.ca
#KeepingFamiliesSpooky #KeepingFamiliesClose
#KeepingFamiliesClose
#KeepingFamiliesClose
It's not too late to pick up one of their birthday t-shirts (pictured here) at their brewery shop!
#KeepingFamiliesClose
On Twitter
This year, we're encouraging groups to organize their own workplace fundraisers for RMHC Atlantic - Halloween style! Have some spooky fun and raise some money for RMHC Atlantic!
To get started, visit: https://t.co/phoAO0iDG4
#KeepingFamiliesSpooky #KeepingFamiliesClose https://t.co/MMmWMRbKFq
At RMHC Atlantic, we take #cookies seriously. Thanks to our volunteers, we always have home-baked treats available for the families that visit us. They're another way to help our families feel "at home" while traveling for their sick child's hospital care.
#KeepingFamiliesClose https://t.co/LzTXoxOqIY
October is Mi'kmaq History Month in NS - an important opportunity to promote awareness and understanding of Mi’kmaw culture, history & heritage, and to celebrate Mi’kmaw people from across our Maritime communities.
For info, visit https://t.co/ZanBaCnOks.
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Can you beat the cube? Our House and Family Rooms host a range of fun activities for our young visitors, such as the Halifax Family Room's Rubik's Cube Workshop - happening every Saturday at 6pm!
#KeepingFamiliesClose https://t.co/DJYitOcSoh
#Families is what we're all about. We truly couldn't be more thankful for the supporters who help us keep families together when they need it most. We hope this Thanksgiving weekend brings you the opportunity to spend time with whoever you call family.
#KeepingFamiliesClose https://t.co/9z5CDXk5Ml
We're incredibly grateful for the support of @AlexanderKeiths, who generously donated $4000 from funds raised at their birthday celebration last weekend!
It's not too late to pick up one of their birthday t-shirts (pictured here) at their brewery shop!
#KeepingFamiliesClose https://t.co/aAoQ54aTKD
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