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	Volunteers bring smiles to families in many ways Volunteers are truly what make Ronald McDonald House a home. They provide compassion and support to guests. They also provide a little comic relief and bring holidays to life! Thank you to the many volunteers and staff members that participated in our week long celebration of Halloween with
	Volunteer Photo Gallery Volunteers make the difference by supporting the families who come through our doors. Volunteers share their many talents by cooking meals, hosting a party or activity, or just being there when a guest needs someone to listen.
	RMHCT Loves Volunteers! Volunteers come in all shapes and sizes at RMHCT: Students holding activities for guests or helping keep our house clean, a mom lending support to a new mom staying at RMHCT by sitting and having tea, a retired handy man volunteering his skills, a family volunteering on the weekend
	Tuesday dinners by Longhorn Steakhouse Every Tuesday RMHCT families are treated to a hot meal prepared by Longhorn Steakhouse organized and delivered by Brett Geoffrey.
	Girl Scouts of Troop #60007make RMH Beautiful The RMHCT gardens have been filled with summer flowers thanks to the girl scouts of Troop #60007!
	Strangers Become Family Families travel to RMH from nearby towns, cities across the US and countries around the globe. They leave their home and journey to Connecticut seeking treatment not available in their own community. They are families in a strange place and occasionally surrounded by a language that is not
	Weekends become a family affair! Every weekend, the House is manned by a volunteer throughout the day and even overnight. These weekend managers make sure our guests have everything they may need, they provide security and comfort and oversee activities in the House held by outside groups. They give RMH the stability to
	Christmas in July 2011! The partners, clients and friends of Lynch, Traub, Keefe and Errante held their 2nd annual Christmas in July Fundraiser this summer. Throughout the month, the offices displayed a fully decorated tree, banner and wreaths that could be seen as you passed by their office on Trumbull Street.
	Dinners that go the extra mile! One the wonderful ways volunteers support our families is by preparing a home cooked meal for everyone on the house. Individuals and groups either cook the meal at home and bring it to RMH or cook the entire meal in our kitchen. While a home cooked meal may seem like a small gesture, it is
	From Fresh Eyes of a New Volunteer -- Alice Kong The rain was falling lightly from the cloudy gray morning sky. I began to walk down George Street into an unfamiliar neighborhood that I would not have considered particularly pleasant or would have felt comfortable walking around in by myself, and naturally began to feel a bit uneasy. Suddenly