Meals of Love Volunteers

Special thanks to our Meals of Love Volunteers for this week: 

Sunday, January 4th: Pasadena NCL
Monday, January 5th: The Wong Family
Tuesday, January 6th: The Delawari Family
Wednesday, January 7th: San Marino NCL
Thursday, January 8th: Open! Click here to contact us!
Friday, January 9th: Open! Click here to contact us!
Saturday, January 10th: American Heritage Girls Troop #0373

What is "Meals of Love"?

Our "Meals of Love" dates and sponsoring groups are always posted on our House calendar for our families to see. Groups may prepare meals at the House, or purchase food from a restaurant, deli, bakery, or other commercial kitchen. Please note that you may not prepare food at home and bring it to the House.

How many people should we prepare for?

Please prepare food for 15 to 20 people with a main course, side dishes and desserts. Fresh fruit is always welcome. You may also decide to bring single serve beverages and juice boxes. 

Please note that on any given day there might not be many people at the House during dinnertime, but be assured that our guests appreciate your food. After spending another day at the hospital, knowing that your meal is waiting is a great blessing. Many families also bring leftovers to the hospital the next day.

What types of meals are needed?

Breakfast, lunch and dinners are always needed. Additionally, we love luaus, barbeques, and other themed meals. Since holidays are a particularly difficult time for our families, Meals of Love on or around a holidays are especially appreciated. 

What time is dinner?

If you are cooking at the House, please have dinner ready by 6:00 p.m. If you are purchasing it from a restaurant or other commerical kitchen, please deliver by 6:00 p.m. unless other arrangements are made. 

More details:

If you are cooking dinner at the House, we have cookware for you to use. If you are purchasing dinner from a restaurant, or other commerical kitchen, we ask that you please bring the cooked food in disposable containers.

Please bring a roll of paper towels, paper plates, and plastic utensils. The families will use it and will appreciate the fact that they won't have to spend time washing dishes. 

By regulation NO ALCOHOL is allowed on the property.

The Manager on Duty will help you set up. There is no need for you to stay unless you wish. Afterwards, our Manager stores the food and marks it “House” so all of our guests will know it is available for them.

All people who will be preparing food at the House need to sign a release form which must only be done once for our files. Anyone under 18 must have a parent sign their form. When you arrive, please ask the Manager on Duty where you can sign in. You will need you to write in the total hours spent on the project (shopping, cooking, delivery, etc.) and number of people who worked on it (please include yourself in that number). This information goes towards our monthly data for volunteers. 

Our goal is to provide a “home away from home” for families dealing with the illness of their loved one. On behalf of all of us at the Pasadena Ronald McDonald House, thank you for sharing your time and generosity with our families and guests. 

Click here to download our Meals of Love Guidelines. 

If you are interested in getting involved or would like to know more, please click here. We look forward to speaking with you!