INTERIOR DESIGN TOURS OF RONALD McDONALD HOUSE AT STANFORD OPEN FEBRUARY 13-28, 2016

WHAT:

It will be love at first sight for visitors who get to tour the new Ronald McDonald House at Stanford before it officially opens to accommodate families of critically ill children.

Bay Area design aficionados, families and community supporters of Ronald McDonald House at Stanford can enjoy pre-opening tours of the newly-constructed House. As a result of “Where Hope Has a Home,” a year-long philanthropic partnership with the San Francisco Design Center, 48 of the Bay Area’s top design firms have been hard at work to ensure the new House provides the perfect environment to support families in crisis. Their collective efforts are transforming the new structure into an oasis of hope and love, from the paint and flooring, to the fixtures and furniture, including everything in between. The family suite pictured here is by Eugenia Jesberg of EJ Interior Design. Photo credit: Keith Scott Morton

Led by volunteer co-chairs Elizabeth Martin, principal of the Martin Group, Inc., and Geoffrey De Sousa, principal of Geoffrey De Sousa Design and co-creative director of De Sousa Hughes, the project is providing more than $2 million in pro-bono interior design services and materials for the expansion.

Tours will include complete walk-throughs of the 52,000-square-foot space, including 67 new family suites and multiple common areas.

Design tour guests are encouraged to participate in special events scheduled during their visit at no extra cost. These special events take place throughout the two week tour period and include celebrity appearances by Genevieve Goings, children’s entertainer and host of Disney Junior’s Choo-Choo Soul with Genevieve!, Mommy and Me Hip Hop classes, breakfasts with the designers, children’s arts and crafts projects,food trucks, and happy hour social gatherings on scheduled evenings.

After the expansion is complete, the House at Stanford will be one of the largest of the 353 Ronald McDonald Houses in the world, providing shelter, support, and community to families of critically ill children being treated at nearby hospitals. Currently, the existing 47-room House must turn away approximately 40 – 50 families each night due to high demand and limited capacity.

For a complete schedule of design tour events and for more information about the designers, sponsors and donors for “Where Hope Has a Home,” visit www.wherehopehasahome.com.

WHEN:

February 13-28, 2016, Thursdays through Mondays 10 a.m.-3 p.m

WHERE:

510 Sand Hill RoadPalo Alto, Calif. (adjacent to existing facility at 520 San Hill Road)

TICKETS

To purchase tickets for the tours, please visit https://rmhstanford.ejoinme.org/DesignTour.

Tickets are $35 per person for attendees 12 and older, with a $10* suggested donation for children under 12.

To purchase group discount tickets for 25 or more, contact Nichole Cilley at ncilley@rmhstanford.org. All proceeds benefit the House at Stanford.

*The actual cost to care for a family staying at the House is $123 per night. The $10 suggested donation for children under 12 to take the tour is equivalent to the $10 per night requested donation for families staying at the House. However, no family is ever turned away for the inability to pay.

About Ronald McDonald House® at Stanford
Ronald McDonald House at Stanford opened in 1979 on the simple idea that nothing else should matter when a family is focused on healing their child. With the mission to create a home-away-from-home for families with critically ill children undergoing treatment at local hospitals, the House accommodates 47 families with private bedrooms every night. Programming provides a comprehensive mix of creative, participatory services to actively engage all family members, create a community of support, and ease everyday burdens so they can focus on what matters most – the health and well-being of their children. For more information visit http://www.RMHStanford.org or follow on Twitter @RMHStanford.