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Stress Relief Kits for Families
DURATION
30-60 MinutesWHERE
from home!
WHEN
Throughout the yearWHOSE HELP IS REQUIRED
AdultHOW IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE
Families travel to Ronald McDonald House for medical care from across the country and the globe, leaving many of their belongings behind. These kits make RMH families feel more like home and allow families to focus on treatment. Stress Relief kits give a parent or child all that they need to relax during treatment times or after stressful hospital visits.
DESCRIPTION
The Los Angeles Ronald McDonald House can accommodate 75 families each night and continues to serve as a “home away from home” for hundreds each year. Since its chartering, the House has served more than 30,000 families from all states in the U.S. and more than 45 countries across the world.
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ITEMS NEEDED
Parent/Teenager Kit
- Journal
- Essential oils
- Small value gift card to a local coffee shop
- Body wash
- Tea/hot cocoa
- Face masks/scrubs
- Bath bombs/salts/bubble bath
- Lip balm
- Body/hand lotion
- Sleep mask
- *Please no candles*
- Adult coloring book
- Pack of colored pencils
- Word search or Sudoku book
- Pen/pencil
- Yoga cards (Example on Amazon)
Kits for Kids
- Coloring book
- Sticker book
- Pack of crayons
- Children’s book
- Calming strategies – example in folder
- Yoga poses cards – example in folder
LAUNDRY KIT:
- 2 dryer sheets
- 2 laundry pods
- Snack size or sandwich size ziploc bag
- Feel free to add in a note saying "Wash with Love" or "Fresh Smells for Days" or "So Fresh and So Clean" (as examples)
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
NEXT STEPS
Choose the items that you want to include in your kit. If you have any questions, or to schedule the delivery of your completed kit, please contact Marco Calderon at mcalderon@rhmcsc.org
Check out the step-by-step instructions in VIEW INSTRUCTIONS to get started!
WEBSITE
- Decide which kit you want to make: parent/teenager, kid or laundry kit (or make all 3!)
- Organize your supplies
- Gather in a box
- Contact Marco Calderon to coordinate shipment or drop-off
- Be sure to let us know that you found this volunteer activity through PGK
- Kindly fill out this PGK impact form when you’ve completed the activity