Happy Wheels at St. Mary's

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The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Richmond provides support services for families with critically ill children who are being treated at Richmond-area hospitals.

Through a partnership with Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital the Happy Wheels cart provides age-appropriate activities and items to families at the Hospital. Volunteers will run the Happy Wheels hospitality cart through the pediatric units of St. Mary’s hospital.

Qualifications and Responsibilities

• Volunteers must be 18 or older and commit for at 1 year. Volunteers run the cart at least 2 shifts per month. Shifts are approximately 1.5 hours
• Volunteers will run the Happy Wheels cart by handing out age-appropriate activity packs and snacks to families in the pediatric units
• The cart runs on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m. and Sundays at 3:00 p.m.

If volunteers are interested in contributing to the Happy Wheels program but are under 18 years old or cannot commit long-term, they can purchase items to assemble Activity Packs and donate them to the Ronald McDonald House Charities. Activity Packs consist of small toys (i.e. coloring books, crayons, play-doh, etc.) consolidated into clear gallon Ziploc bags. Detailed information can be shared with you once you’ve expressed interest.