Cooks For Kids Meal Program and Calendar

 We are eagerly looking for Cooks for Kids volunteers to help create a "home away from home" by providing meals for families whose children have life-threatening illness.  This program invites friends, families, co-workers, school, community or church groups to cook meals for families staying at the Ronald McDonald House.  All you have to do is follow this simple recipe:

 Ingredients:
4-12 Volunteers
Volunteers must be at least 14 years old
Any volunteers under 18 must have adult supervision

Volunteers are asked to:
PROVIDE food for 90-95 people
PREPARE the meal, either off-site or at the Ronald McDonald House
SPRINKLE with patience, dependability, humor and love
SERVE generously with lots of smiles for the families in our community kitchen

Dinner meals are served daily at 5:30 pm.  Brunch on Saturday and Sunday at 11:30 am.

Additional Information:
   USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service's Cooking for Groups
   Minnesota Department of Health's Cooking for Groups

Meal Program Instructions
Please review Cooks for Kids Meal program instructions (PDF)

To Reserve a Meal Date:

• Review calendar for blank spaces; these are available dates for meals.
• Click here to email our Volunteer Director with your selected meal date.
• New Cooks for Kids Groups need to include the following information in your email.
  
  • Group Name
  • Group Contact Person
  • Address
  • Phone
  • Email
• You will receive an automated email confirmation of your meal date.
• Please submit your menu at least 2 weeks in advance of your meal date.
• Automated reminders of this meal will follow.