Freezer Donation to Ronald McDonald House

On Saturday, April 4, Greg & I and a couple other people from our church drove to Palo Alto to deliver five mini freezers to the Ronald McDonald House as a donation from our church. It was so great to be able to do this for them and we are so grateful to our church for being so supportive!

While we were still living at the Ronald McDonald House while Caden was still I the hospital, our pastor, Walt, came to visit several times. On one of those visits, he asked if there was anything the church could do to show its appreciation to the Ronald McDonald House for the wonderful facility and services it provided to us during our stay. At the time, I wasn't sure, so I told him I would think about it. A couple weeks later, it dawned on me that they don't have enough freezer space for moms who need to store breast milk. There are a lot of moms at RMH who have babies in the hospital and are pumping. The hospital provides minimal storage for the milk and space is at a premium. At RMH, moms can check out hospital grade breast pumps in order to pump in their rooms. But then they have to store the milk in their personal refrigerator in the kitchen or at the hospital. They had a few mini freezers that could be checked out as well, but there were never enough. I was unable to have one until the night before we came home.

So, I asked Walt and our church if they would be willing to raise money to donate freezers to RMH. They said yes and came up with $1000 for the project. This enabled them to purchase five small freezers. They also had plaques made for each freezer stating it was donated on behalf of Caden McCulloch by Sunset Oaks SDA Church in Rocklin. In addition, they presented RMH with a larger plaque thanking them for their care of us during our stay there from December 16, 2008 – March 7, 2009.

Saturday afternoon, after church, the four of us drove down and delivered the freezers. Tina Alexander, Director of House Operations, received them and was so appreciative of the donation. It was so great to be able to do this for them. Tina said on Friday, a mom asked for a freezer, but didn't have any more to give out. So, they were happy to be able to put them to use right away.

We are so happy for the love and support of our church. And, it is so incredible to see how Caden is able to bring a blessing into the lives of other families. He is a very special baby and we know God will use him for great things!