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Bucky Ludgate was only 3 years old when he was diagnosed with cancer. From the Big Is- land, he needed specialized treatments at a hospital on O‘ahu — a terrifying experi- ence for his family, given the urgency and all of the uncer- tainties associated with child- hood illness and a relocation.
Keeping Families Close
By Jerri Chong, president of Ronald McDonald House Charities Hawai‘i
This rang true for Bucky’s mom, a single parent in the military at the time of Bucky’s diagnosis. She and Bucky found Ronald McDonald House their home-away-from-home on O‘ahu. She said it made “all the difference in the world” to her, knowing that Bucky’s grandpa could stay at the house with him during her deployments.
“I knew Bucky was safe, loved and not alone,” she said.
This year, we will cele- brate our 35th anniversary of keeping families close. Our first house opened on Judd Hillside Road in Mānoa on March 27, 1987. Since then, more than 14,000 families have spent more than 136,000 nights at the Ronald McDon- ald House Hawai‘i — some for just a few days; others, for many months.
Bucky Ludgate and his mother, Nicole, stayed at Ronald McDonald House Charities Hawai‘i in 2003. Bucky is a healthy teenager now.
PHOTO COURTESY RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE HAWAI‘I
By providing lodging, meals and transportation to and from nearby hospitals, we help relieve some of the stress associated with having a sick child. Parents and im- mediate family members can focus all of their attention on helping their child heal and grow stronger.
viding a home away from home and essential services for families with critically ill children who need special- ized medical care on O‘ahu.
anything, anywhere and anytime until March 27. Participants have fun while helping families staying at the Ronald McDonald House Hawai‘i.
As a nonprofit, we do all of our own fundraising and rely on community support to meet our mission of pro-
Anyone can participate in the RMHC Hawai‘i vir- tual 2022 Red Shoe 5K by getting active for our cause — whether it’s walking, running, skipping, hiking, biking or swimming —
For more information, go to ronaldhousehawaii. org or contact us at info@ rmhchawaii.org.
To celebrate our 35th an- niversary, we are holding our Red Shoe 5K for the sec- ond year in a row.
In addition to reinventing our fundraisers and making them virtual during the pan- demic, we’ve added noncon- tact and online ways to donate to help support our families.