Ronald McDonald House Meals of Love

Located on the Deaconess Gateway campus within Medical Office Building 5 (near Deaconess Women’s Hospital), the Ronald McDonald Gateway House was created to meet a growing need—so more families could stay supported, together, and close to care.

Gateway House supports families through both the practical and emotional realities of extended hospital stays—offering space, flexibility, and connection when it’s needed most. Families staying at Gateway House are able to be near their newborns who are often receiving care in the neonatal intensive care unit.

For families spending hours at the hospital and feeling exhausted and overwhelmed, returning to a freshly-prepared meal can be one of the most meaningful parts of their day. Your help means more than just a meal. It’s a reminder that a community is standing beside them.

Join us on Saturday, November 21, 2026, to make a delicious homemade meal for the families staying at Gateway House. We’ll meet at 4:30pmCT to cook a meal of salad, three types of pasta, breadsticks, dessert, drinks, and a couple of options for the kids. We’ll be cooking for approximately 20 adults + kids.

We will have everything on site necessary to prepare the meal. All we need is YOU! We’ll have the meal ready to serve at 6pm. Once the meal is ready, we’ll clean up the Gateway House kitchen and wrap things up by 6:30pmCT.

NOTE: To give families time and space to enjoy their meal, volunteers do not eat with the families. Instead, anyone who wants to eat afterward can join us at Fazoli’s on Green River Road to enjoy an Italian feast of our own. We hope to see you there!