My first Day

My first day volunteering at the Ronald McDonald House was very uneventful. When I got there, I was paired up with a more experienced volunteer, and we went to work. There is a list of chores that each shift of volunteers has to complete during their time there. All of the chores were some type of cleaning activity, but they didn't take much time to complete. I did the usual sweeping and mopping, but then I also had to do random tasks such as wiping down every single door with a clorox wipe. I know the house has to be extra clean for the families and children staying there, but I think it would be much more efficient if each family wiped down their own door.

After we ran out of cleaning tasks, the other volunteer and I decided to put together some welcome bags. It is amazing the amount of donations the house receives! Each bag had 1 donated blanket, 1 donated stuffed bear(which included a $25 gift card to Wildcat Warehouse), 2 donated children’s books, 1 donated magazine, donated lotion and hand sanitizer, and several other donated items, all in a specially made and donated Thirty-one brand bag. The organization is efficient because it receives so many donations.

At the end of the day, I was sad. I thought I was going to get to work with the families and spend time getting to know the. Man, was I wrong. I never even laid eyes on the first guest. I hope in my next experiences volunteering I will get to see more of the families.