To celebrate turning 100, Archibalds are generously giving away $100,000 to charities. We are incredibly humbled to be chosen as one of 10 Canterbury charities in the running to receive...
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Pantry stocker-uppers, Family Dinner Programme cooks, bookshelf fillers, Christchurch Supper Club venue hosts and table buyers, Host-a-Roasters, Room 7 Sponsors… our friends at Casa Construction wear a fair amount of...
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In 2005, Lisa Deer underwent surgery for a brain tumour. Thirteen years on, the Blenheim beauty therapist has bravely lobbed off 21 inches of her hair to raise money for...
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There’s a room in the Ronald McDonald Family Room, Southland hospital that has a special place in the McRae family’s hearts. Room 3 is now known as ‘Henry’s Room’ after...
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Every Wednesday for the last five years, our Christchurch facility has welcomed volunteer house handymen David, Gus and Neil – or as they’re more commonly known, ‘The Three Musketeers’. The...
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“It was a Wednesday.” Jaffar Nuru, 17, vividly remembers the February day he went for an MRI scan at Christchurch hospital, thinking he would be back home – on the...
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Here at Ronald McDonald House South Island, we are thrilled to introduce Jodie Gill as our new Events and Fundraising Advisor. Coming to us from NZME with a wealth of...
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The NZ Lottery Grants Board are true House Heroes, providing Ronald McDonald House South Island $40,000 in funding towards operating costs for the Christchurch House and Ronald McDonald Family Room,...
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When Queenstown’s Blair Wilson got down on one knee in Room 15 of our Christchurch House, his partner Nina Boyes’ answer was easy – an overwhelming yes, amongst a few...
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A passion for giving back to their community was the driving force behind a group of teenagers’ decision to sponsor a room at our Christchurch House. Papanui High School are...
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