RMHC Welcomes Volunteers for Outdoor Chores

 RMHC Welcomes Volunteers for Outdoor Chores

Volunteers step out of work for the day to help out in the community

April 11, 2021

Employees of two companies took a break from the typical day at the office to give back to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Four States through outdoor service projects on Friday, the first time volunteers returned since the onset of the pandemic.


Ronald McDonald House provides a home away from home for families of seriously ill children and ill/expectant mothers being treated at local hospitals. The house is located at 3402 S. Jackson Ave. The Ronald McDonald Family Room is located inside Mercy Hospital Joplin and provides families at no cost a place to rest, do laundry, shower and grab a bite to eat.



“What has impacted us is that we can’t have our regular volunteers here because of COVID-19, nor can we have the construction companies that normally help us,” she said. “This was like a godsend. Never in my lifetime did I think that they were going to come and take that entire list and start doing it all.”


With company offices in Joplin, Tommy Moore, project manager with Burns & McDonnell, said it’s important to their mission to lend a hand to the local community in which they serve. Ronald McDonald House was contacted by Moore, who was wishing to pursue a service project.


Other volunteers moved the contents of a storage container in Duquesne to another unit in the south of town. The group’s workday is called “Operation Storage Move.”


“It’s been a lot of fun,” he said. “We cleaned one storage out for them and moved it. Now, we’re cleaning up the grounds. It’s a good time. We really want them to call us back and ask for help. There’s already a few employees who are going to come start volunteering regularly.”


For more information: https://www.joplinglobe.com/news/ronald-mcdonald-house-again-welcoming-volunteers-for-outdoor-chores/article_90217516-998c-11eb-b0aa-13f2dd0da17c.html#//


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