Ronald McDonald House of the Red River Valley - Fargo, ND - Ronald McDonald Houses on Waymarking.com

This Ronald McDonald House is located in south Fargo, a block east of Sanford Medical Center.

RMHC-RRV History, from their website.

Fred and Fran Hill found themselves hearing words no parent wants to hear, “Your child has cancer.” As they navigated their journey to heal their sick daughter, Kim, they slept on benches, ate from vending machines and desperately tried to keep their daughter from seeing the physical and emotional strain they were going through. All around them, they saw other families doing the exact same thing. They learned that many of the families had traveled long distances to bring their children to the medical facility and the cost of hotel rooms and eating in restaurants was more than many of them could afford. They knew there had to be a better way.

October 1974 – The first Ronald McDonald House was opened in Philadelphia in 1974.

1977 – A social worker in Fargo, Wayne Allard, noticed that too many families with sick children in Fargo were sleeping on floors or in their car due to financial issues. With the help of a mother of a child with leukemia, he set out to change this.

December 1982 – The first Fargo Ronald McDonald House was opened at 1234 N. Broadway. At this new house, six families per night could have a warm bed and the support of others in the same situation. It is a beautiful, cozy and warm facility with six private guest bedrooms; a large, fully stocked kitchen; laundry facility; playroom; deck and playground area and other common areas as well as an office and separate living space for the resident managers.

May 2005 – The second Fargo Ronald McDonald House was opened at 1330 18th Avenue South to meet our increasing demand. This second location allowed us to double our capacity and we can now serve up to 12 families per night from North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and beyond.

May 2018 – Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Red River Valley found a new home at 4757 Agassiz Crossing S. in Fargo. Throughout the years, the demand for the Ronald McDonald House continued to grow alongside the growth of the pediatric facilities. With this growth and need to address concerns in the first two houses, RMHC began to look toward building a new Ronald McDonald House in Fargo as a replacement of the two current Houses.

With the unwavering support of a RMHC founding partner, Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Red River Valley fundraised for a 17 guest room, 30,000 square foot facility.

Thanks to generous support of over 500 donors, and the hard work from the team at Foss Architecture and Nor-Son Construction, Inc., the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Red River Valley opened in May 2018.

Address: 4757 Agassiz Crossing S Fargo, ND USA 58104 Phone Number: (701) 232-3980 Number of Rooms: Seven Family Rooms are in use, with seven more that can be added. Date Founded: May 2018 Web Site for this Ronald McDonald House: [Web Link] Name of nearby Hospital(s) served: Sanford Health, Essentia Health, Eating Disorder and Weight Management Institute, Roger Maris Cancer Center and Prairie St. John’s Web Site for the Hospital served: https://www.sanfordhealth.org/locations/sanford-medical-center-fargo

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