Rossmoor Woman's Club Fundraises For Ronald McDonald House

ROSSMOOR, CA — The Rossmoor Woman’s Club is collecting items through February 28th for the Ronald McDonald House.

The Ronald McDonald House in Long Beach, a stone's throw from Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, knows they can't improve the taste of medicine or erase the pain that much-needed treatment causes. They do, however, lessen the burden for the families who take the outstretched helping hand. Since 1989, Ronald McDonald Houses across the nation have helped families stay together in times of health crisis by providing a place to rest and refresh, close to hospitals. They have also expanded to meet the urgent needs of our community, with the addition of two Ronald McDonald Family Rooms located inside two area hospitals in Orange County.

Now, they need some items for their Pantry.

With organizations still not able to come in to cook meals for house guests, they need more grab-and-go kind of items, a spokesperson for the Rossmoor Woman's Club says.

The Long Beach Ronald McDonald House has provided comfort, care, and support to children and families in Southern California. Our hope is to create a community where children and their families embrace life and healing with a sense of hope, enthusiasm, courage, and joy by keeping families close to each other and the care they need.

Now more than ever we need your help filling our pantry. Grab and go snacks help our families stay fueled throughout the day. Please consider organizing a pantry drive for the House.

Our most needed items include:

• Individual small yogurts
• Frozen burritos (individually wrapped)
• Individual small frozen meals – bowls, pasta or similar
• Frozen breakfast sandwiches
• Single serving bags of nuts
• Single serving bags of cookies
• Individual serving instant oatmeal in a cup

Wish List – The families we serve are counting on all of us to remain steadfast in our commitment to provide comfort, care, and support. Please consider organizing a Wish List drive for the House. Our current needs include:

• Clorox or Lysol Disinfectant wipes
• Lysol spray
• Laundry detergent pods (laundry soap)
• 409 spray cleaner or similar
• Clear Plastic Trash bags (10 gallon and 13 gallon)
• Air Wick Plug-In Refill Cartridges
• Swiffer wet cloths
• Pine Sol
• Dryer sheets
• Scrubbing Bubbles Multi-Purpose Disinfectant
• Small individual serving take out containers (8 oz or similar, no Styrofoam)
• Large three compartment individual serving take out containers (no Styrofoam)
• Paper towels
• Sturdy paper bowls (no Styrofoam)
• Sturdy paper plates (no Styrofoam)
• Trash bags (33 gallon and 13 gallon)
• Aluminum foil

The Rossmoor Woman’s Club, founded more than 60 years ago, is a social and philanthropic group centered in the Los Alamitos-Seal Beach area but with members from all over Orange and Los Angeles counties. For more information, go online to rossmoorwomansclub.com. Please call RWC member, Jennifer Lathrop at (562) 883-5444 for delivery or pickup information.