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It’s time to get out your party shoes and join the Ronald McDonald House Charities® Piedmont Triad (RMHCPT) for the second annual Wine Women & Shoes event! The most stylish annual fundraiser in town is happening on May 1st at Legacy Stables & Events. It mixes fashion with compassion and supports the programs that provide a “home away from home” for families to rest, eat and find support as they cope with their children’s medical needs.
Helping others is always in style, and Wine Women & Shoes is the fashionable way to support the mission of RMHCPT while enjoying a girls’ night out with your besties! Last year’s inaugural event raised more than $126,000 – enough to cover the family costs for 16 bedrooms for a year, stock our Family Rooms for five months and sustain our programs in many other ways! We’re looking forward to even more fabulous results on our second pass down the runway.
The benefit to families is what really counts. For parents with a child who is facing a serious illness or medical condition, the unpredictable and often long treatment journey is the most difficult time of their lives. The cares of daily life seem to stand still while what matters the most is being by their child’s side. Ronald McDonald House® is here for those families. Our House gives families a “home away from home” close to the hospital complete with meals, support and anything else they need – so they can focus on caring for their child.
RMHCPT’s programs give families the physical and emotional support they need to care for sick children – without the high cost of hotel rooms. It has 36 bedrooms and private bathrooms accessible to families 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with staff available onsite 24/7. Families are asked to donate just $10 per night of their stay, however, no one is turned away due to inability to make a donation. The Family Support Services program addresses the non-medical needs of guest families. It helps them cope with the challenges related to caring for a sick child both in the hospital and after the child returns home. Activities such as Pet Therapy, Craft Nights and Sibling Support address emotional needs. Weekly BINGO nights and the Petite Boutique foster connection with staff, other families, and the community and are a vehicle for providing needed supplies such as clothing and diapers to new parents.
Three Ronald McDonald Family Rooms provide a place of respite and rejuvenation for families with children in the hospital. Family Rooms are quiet spaces for families to forget they’re in a hospital; places to rest, regroup and refuel just steps away from their child’s bedside. Each room has comfortable seating areas, kitchens stocked with donated snacks and meals, and computers with internet access. Family Rooms are found in Brenner Children’s Hospital, Forsyth Medical Center and Cone Health.
Nine Hospitality Carts serve as extensions of the Family Rooms to meet families of children seeking medical care where they are in the hospital or partner medical facility, offering a variety of snacks, beverages, activities and comfort items free of charge. Hospitality Carts operate inside hospitals and clinics in the Piedmont Triad, removing barriers to service and bringing the caring touch of our House to all families of pediatric patients.
Get ready to get glamorous with your girlfriends enjoying wine tastings from top winemakers, shopping a boutique marketplace, taking in a fashion show and bidding on incredible auction items – all for a good cause. A charming “Shoe Crew” will be building anticipation for Wine Women & Shoes online, then working the room and entertaining guests on the big night. The popular “Best in Shoe” fashion contest will be back and bigger than ever, so be sure to wear your most stylish heels – and everyone walks away with a chic swag bag.
Tickets will be on sale February 10th, just in time for Galentine’s Day. Tickets are $125 with all proceeds benefiting Ronald McDonald House Charities Piedmont Triad. Be there and be fabulous!
For more information about Ronald McDonald House and their programs, visit RMHCPT.org. To learn more and reserve your ticket for Wine Women & Shoes, visit winewomenandshoes.com/rmhcpt.
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