The Detroit Ronald McDonald House

Please join us for an elegant Night at Casablanca on April 14th from 7:00 p.m. to midnight! Dress in the Casablanca fashion and dance the night away in your cocktail attire! Silent and chance auctions and raffles will highlight the evening, along with a premium dinner and cocktails! You won’t want to miss this awesome event to benefit the Ronald McDonald House of Detroit!

For tickets and additional information, contact Angela Marc Salon at 586-783-3444.

Download the event flyer here for more information.

Ronald McDonald House Charities and the Detroit Red Wings have teamed up to offer a fun night of affordable entertainment and support for a great cause. Enjoy this special opportunity to purchase exclusive Red Wings tickets for just $25 or upgrade to a Premium Upper Bowl seat for $40! Save up to 50% off of box office prices. Reserve your seats early, this game will sell out!

Detroit Red Wings vs. Minnesota Wild
Tuesday, November 1 at 7:30pm
$25 for Upper Bowl or $40 for Premium Upper Bowl

$5 from every ticket purchased will be donated back to the Ronald McDonald Houses in the Ann Arbor and Detroit area.

If you have any questions or would like to purchase tickets, please contact Clark Rowekamp at 313-394-7546 or at Clark.Rowekamp@Hockeytown.com. You can also visit http://www.detroitredwings.com/rmhc for more information.

Download the official event flyer here.

Join us at Metro Detroit’s premiere BBQ, scotch, bourbon and whiskey tasting event benefiting the Ronald McDonald House Detroit. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southeastern Michigan creates, finds and supports programs that directly improve the health and well being of children.

Join us on Saturday, July 30 in Downtown Ferndale on E. Troy Street between the WAB and The Emory from 12:00pm to 8:00pm. Entry is free and Food and drink are available for purchase.

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Join us for the 2011 McBiker McDonald’s rally on Sunday, July 10th, 2011. Registration starts at 9:00am at McBiker McDonald’s at M-59 & Airport Rd. There will be tons of prizes, music, raffle, live auction, special guest MC “Boomer” from Boomer’s Roadhouse and Bike Shop. Ride through some of Southeast Michigan’s best motorcycle towns! Ride ends at the all-new Boomer’s Roadhouse at approximately 4:00pm. You don’t need a bike to enjoy the show!

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Please mark your calendar for June 3rd to join us for the Ronald McDonald House of Detroit’s 9th Annual Vinni’s Children’s Charity Golf Outing. This year’s event will take place at the Award Winning Fieldstone Golf Course in Auburn Hills.

There will be a shotgun start at 1:00pm at The Fieldstone Golf Club, located at 1984 Taylor Rd. in Auburn Hills, MI 48326. For directions, please call 248-370-9354. Registration begins at noon with the driving range and practice facility opening at the same time. Dinner will be served between 6:30pm and 7:00pm. This year’s events include:

• 18 Hole Scramble Format
• Range Balls and Practice Facility Included
• Door Prizes!
• Par Three Hole in One Contest
• Longest Drive, Closest to the Pin Contest
• Lunch on the Course with Beverage
• 50/50 Drawing
• Silent Auction

Please consider a sponsorship or an increase in your yearly donation to help us reach our goal. Proceeds from the event will help us continue to provide a comfortable place for families to stay while their children are being cared for at Children’s Hospital of Michigan. Your contribution is tax deductible and will go directly to support the Ronald McDonald House of Detroit.

Times are challenging for a number of us so your participation this year is critical. Please send your registration forms in early and I look forward to seeing everyone June 3rd! Thank you in advance for your support.

Vote to support The Ronald McDonald House of Detroit in bid for $25,000 from The Home Depot Foundation. The Ronald McDonald House of Detroit is One of Four Nonprofits Competing In Foundation’s Aprons in Action Program.

(Detroit, MI) May 1, 2011 – The Ronald McDonald House of Detroit has been selected as a finalist for Aprons in Action, The Home Depot Foundation’s unique Facebook voting program, and now has the opportunity to win the grand prize of a $25,000 gift card from The Home Depot.  Voting begins May 2 and runs through May 31; the finalist with the most votes will win the grand prize.

“Being selected as a finalist for the Aprons in Action program is an honor, and we are so thankful for the recognition,” said Jennifer Litomisky, Executive Director of the Ronald McDonald House of Detroit. “If we actually win the $25,000 Home Depot gift card, we’ll be able to renovate several more rooms for our families and complete some major renovations, such as replacement of our roof and some windows. So we encourage everyone to go to Facebook and vote for us!”

Working together, the Ronald McDonald House of Detroit and Team Depot volunteers have already renovated 3 rooms and our laundry facility.

Across the country, Home Depot associates give back to their communities by volunteering their time and talents with local nonprofit organizations, like the Ronald McDonald House of Detroit. The Aprons in Action Program recognizes these successful partnerships and gives each of the featured nonprofits the opportunity to do additional work with Team Depot volunteers to better their communities.

As a finalist in the Aprons in Action Program, each of the competing nonprofits receives $5,000 in Home Depot gift cards.

How To Vote

Voting runs from May 2^nd at 9:00 am ET through May 31^st at 12 Noon ET.  Aprons in Action is on Facebook at www.facebook.com/homedepot or www.facebook.com/homedepotfoundation. The final percentages of votes for each nonprofit will be posted on The Home Depot and The Home Depot Foundation’s Facebook pages on June 1^st at 9:00 am ET. For more information and to view the program rules, visit The Home Depot on Facebook or go to www.homedepotfoundation.org .

About the Ronald McDonald House of Detroit

Believing that every child deserves a safe and supportive place to grow, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southeastern Michigan creates, finds and supports programs that directly improve the health and well being of children.  We fulfill our mission by providing a home-away-from-home for families of seriously ill children, managing programs that help deliver health services to children in under-served communities, and by providing grants to nonprofit organizations for programs that enable seriously ill children to live happier, healthier lives.

About The Home Depot Foundation:

In 2011, The Home Depot Foundation committed $30 million over three years to nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving the homes of economically disadvantaged veterans.  Through Team Depot, the company’s associate-led volunteer program, thousands of Home Depot associates volunteer their time and talents to positively transform neighborhoods and perform basic repairs and modifications to homes and to the facilities serving veterans with critical housing needs.

Since its formation in 2002, The Home Depot Foundation has granted more than $270 million to nonprofit organizations improving homes and lives in local communities. To learn more and see our associates in action, visit www.homedepotfoundation.org, follow us on Twitter @homedepotfdn, and like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/homedepotfoundation.

Meet Ronald McDonald on May 7, 2011 from 12pm to 2pm for Mother & Child Tea at the Royal Park Hotel in Rochester, MI. This event benefits the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southeast Michigan. Doors open at 11:30am. The cost is $55 for adults, $25 for children (12 and under). To reserve your spot early, please contact Jennifer Litomisky at 317-745-5909. Seating is limited. There will be raffles, silent auctions (including a special silent auction for kids), special gifts for kids, and special rates for overnight stays at the Royal Park Hotel.

This event is sponsored in part by: Ford Motor Company – UAW (Gold Sponsor), Walmart (Silver Sponsor), UEA Company (Bronze Sponsor), Kohl’s, and Ally Financial.

Download the invitation for this event here.

The International Academy of Design & Technology (IADT) will be hosting its student fashion show, Imagine, on March 16, 2011 at the Royal Oak Music Theatre. Imagine is an annual fashion show, now in its seventh year, featuring original designs by students in the Fashion Design and Fashion Design and Merchandising programs at IADT’s Detroit (Troy) campus.

“We’re thrilled to showcase Metro Detroit’s talented student fashion designers,” said Julie Patterson, fashion design program chair at IADT-Detroit. “Our students work extremely hard to prepare for this special event.”

Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $22 and $32 and can be purchased at the Royal Oak Music Theatre Box Office, www.ROMTLive.com*, www.Tickets.com*, or by phone 1-800-919-6272* A portion of the proceeds will go to the Ronald McDonald House of Southeast Michigan.

“We’re pleased to be able to help support families with seriously ill children,” said Cynthia Bechill, president of IADT-Detroit. “We hope that this event not only inspires future fashion designers but also encourages Metro Detroiters to contribute to organizations like the Ronald McDonald House of Southeast Michigan.”

“On behalf of the Ronald McDonald House of Southeast Michigan, thank you to IADT-Detroit for their volunteering and financial support,” said Jennifer Litomisky, executive director of Ronald McDonald House of Southeast Michigan. “We couldn’t do the things we do without the support of organizations like IADT-Detroit.”

The International Academy of Design & Technology (IADT-Detroit), was originally founded in Chicago in 1977. The Troy campus was established in 2003 to help Michigan students develop their skills and abilities needed for success in the fields of design and technology. The career-oriented degree programs provide hands-on training and real-world insights, taught by industry professionals who work in the fields in which they teach. IADT-Detroit does not guarantee employment or salary. IADT-Detroit is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) to award associate and bachelor’s degrees. The school currently offers degree programs in Fashion Design, Fashion Design and Merchandising, Interior Design, Graphic Design, Game Production and Digital Media Production. IADT- Detroit is part of the Career Education Corporation network of schools (NASDAQ: CECO).

For more information about IADT-Detroit, please visit www.iadtdetroit.com or call 888-838-2111.

*Additional fees apply. To avoid additional fees, buy in person at the Royal Oak Music Theatre Box Office, open noon – 6 PM, Monday – Friday.

Integrity shows is holding the Northville Christmas Market November 19th-21st.  The show will have five beautifully decorated Christmas trees set up for shoppers to enjoy.  Each tree will have a donation box for a charity.  The Ronald McDonald House Charities of SE Michigan is honored to be chosen as one of the charities receiveing funds from the Christmas Tree fundraiser.  So please visit the Northville Christmas Market and drop your donation at the Ronald McDonald House Christmas tree!