Hi Dear: *Correction - RMHH eNewsletter - 12/22/2020 Happy Holidays!

There is still time to join and support the

11^th Annual Trafigura Run for the House!

You can log your miles for the Challenge Event—walking or running through December 31. Every participant will receive a finisher medal after completing and uploading your miles via the IYR Virtual app. Finisher medals will be mailed in early January.

You can win a FREE zip-up RMHH pullover! Sign up as a fundraiser for RMHH and create a unique fundraising page! Email your friends, family, co-workers, and neighbors and ask them to help you reach your fundraising goal. Raise $200 or more and get a RMHH pullover!

All proceeds benefit RMH Houston children and their families, with the Trafigura Foundation generously matching dollar for dollar up to $300,000.

Thank you for graciously supporting the mission of Ronald McDonald House Houston through the Trafigura Run for the House. We could not fulfill our mission of providing a home away from home without you!

FUNDRAISE

Mission Moment

I am so grateful to Ronald McDonald House Houston. In 2017 my daughter had open heart surgery at Texas Children’s Hospital when she was 8 months old and for almost one month and thanks to RMHH I was right there by her bed side. They provided me a place to sleep and food to eat for free, and I am so grateful for that and I will never forget afterwards I could not go back to work but now thanks to God I am working so I just want to contribute what I can so another family can

be helped as they did for me. Again thank you so much.

(Special Note: As soon as she started working again, one of her first tasks was to donate to RMHH. Wow!)

Donor Spotlight: Cheers to Our Holiday Merry Makers!

Decorating the House for the holidays looked a little different this year, but we're so thankful for all of the organizations who participated in bringing a little more holiday cheer to our families!

While we couldn't host volunteers inside the house this year due to our current COVID-19 protections, our friends from the HOU Crew, ADPi, Junior League, Generation SERVE, Southwest Airlines, and Macy's, braved the cold to decorate a few trees, and exterior of the house.

Hess Corporation continued the yearly holiday tradition, and dropped off some Texas Sized Gingerbread Cookies for the kids to decorate.

Here are a few other Organizations who stopped by the house this month, that we are so thankful for:

Silverbow
Davis Chevrolet
Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church
Congregation Emanu El
Rice Tinsley
Progressive
French Cuff Boutique
Congregation Beth Israel
St. John’s School
Northgate Country Club
Brittany Chaunte and the HPD
BDO
Madhuri Vasudevan and Family

#KeepingFamiliesClose

Here’s How You Can Help

Did you know? You can support RMH Houston through your holiday shopping! We have partnerships set up with these two retailers where a portion of the proceeds from your purchase comes directly back to RMH Houston.

Kroger Community Rewards Program:

To set this up on your reward card, follow these instructions:

1. Visit http://www.kroger.com and log into your existing account or create a new one.

2. Once logged into your Kroger account, click on My Account in the drop down menu under your name in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.

3. Click on Community Rewards in the menu on the left side of the screen.

4. Search for RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE HOUSTON either by name or WJ042 and then click Enroll.

Are You holiday shopping online this year?

Use Amazon Smile:

To set this up on your account, follow these instructions:

1. Go to https://smile.amazon.com/

2. Under the search bar at the top of the homepage, click on the drop-down menu to support an organization. (Or access through My Account)

3. Choose “Ronald McDonald House of Houston Inc”

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