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Provide Breakfast

Prepare Breakfast: Each morning before families take our Shuttle to the hospital, volunteers have the opportunity to provide a hot meal for them in our fully equipped kitchen!

Providing breakfast is a wonderful way to start off your day right and give children and their families the energy they need to face a long day of hospital visits. Breakfast is an amazing way to connect with families and make a difference in their day. This is a group volunteer opportunity.

Time Commitment: Breakfast during a weekday is served from 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast on the weekend is served from 8:30am-10am.

  • We GREATLY appreciate you visiting our House to help our children and families.
  • Breakfast is served from 7:30 a.m.- 9:00 a.m. on the weekdays and 8:30 a.m.- 10:00 a.m. on the weekends.
  • Groups are responsible for bringing enough food, drinks, and paper goods to serve approximately 80 people. Numbers could be different depending on how many families are in the house by the time your date rolls around, but we will confirm beforehand.
  • Our kitchens are fully stocked with pots, pans, and any other kitchen utensils used for cooking.
  • There are no food or allergy restrictions.
  • An email will be sent out at least a week in advance to double check that your group is still onboard to volunteer on your scheduled date. Please confirm as soon as possible and send us yourdelicious menu.
  • Cancellations should be made as early as possible, so we can properly notify the families and theycan make other arrangements.
  • If the group is running late please dial 410.528.1010 ext. 0 to speak with our Guest Services Welcome Team
  • Gather a group of 7-10 people. Groups should not exceed 10 people during one meal time andchildren under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
  • Choose a yummy menu and send it to Myra, so she can share it with the families in hopes to get some tummies rumbling!
  • Make a flyer to promote your meal. Think PowerPoint slide! You can e-mail us a copy and we’ll post it to our message boards for all of the families to see!
  • Determine how much time you will need on site to prepare and make sure you arrive in enough time to serve breakfast by 7:30 a.m. weekdays / 8:30 a.m. weekends. We ask that you do not arrive any earlier than 6:30 a.m.
  • All delicious ingredients for the meal
  • All paper and plastic products- plates, cups and utensils
  • Aluminum pans to use as inserts in the warming/cooling trays
  • The wells are 10×18″, however 9×13″ size aluminum pans may also be used
  • Disposable to-go containers for leftovers
  • Park in our garage which can be accessed on Baltimore St. Pull in under the “Welcome Home” sign and ring the bell on the gooseneck – the receptionist will open the gate for you.
  • Please park on the second level, leaving spaces on the first level available for families. Parking in the garage may be limited; there is also on the street parking available in front of the house, on Aisquith St.
  • Take the elevator to the 1st floor and walk to the front desk to sign in, located just past the grand staircase to the left.
  • Grab a cart. Carts are available for easy transport of food items to and from the kitchens. Please ask our Guest Services team where they are located.
  • Group members should not open our front door for anyone who is not in their group. We ask the breakfast groups who are not arriving at the same time to please have your group be responsible for letting each other into our house.
  • When breakfast is ready to be served, please alert the team at the Welcome Center, and they will make an announcement to the families.
  • Groups are encouraged to eat with the families that share the house and enjoy their time here.
  • Groups are encouraged to provide table-side service of food and beverage to the families. It is also nice to have a group member offer to clear plates.
  • Leftovers from breakfast can only be left in the free food refrigerators or freezers in individual containers. They are located just behind the kitchen.
  • Groups are responsible for the clean-up process in the kitchens and the removal of trash to our dumpsters.

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Questions?

For cancellations, confirmations, scheduling and any other concerns or inquiries please contact Myra Cheeks at mcheeks@ronaldmcdonaldhousemd.org