BobcaThon Dancer Handbook [2014-15]
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ThefirstRonaldMcDonaldHouseinColumbusopenedon18thStreetinMarch1982whenanoldapartmentbuildingwaspurchasedandrenovated.Thenewfacilitywasmetwithagreatdealofexcitementfromthelocalcommunity,andespeciallythenewpartnerNaonwideChildren'sHospital.Asthehospitalgrew,sodidtheneedtoprovideaplacetostaynearby.Soin1988,capacitywasincreasedtoatotalof28rooms,alongwithseveralotherspecialtyareasthathelpedtomaketheHouseahome,wherefamiliescouldcometogetherandhelponeanotherthroughthegoodmesandthebad.oneanotherthroughthegoodmesandthebad.
In2008,inconjuncontheNaonwideChildren'sHospitalexpansionproject,abeauful80roomRonaldMcDonaldHousewasopened,makingitoneofthe
largestRonaldMcDonaldHousesintheworld.Locatedonly200stepsawayfromNaonwideChildren'sHospital,theHouseisdesignedtomeettheneedsoffamiliesfromthroughoutOhio,theUnitedStates,andinfacttheworld.
In2014,construconwascompletedona57-roomexpansionprojectattheColumbusRonaldMcDonaldHouse.Thisnewcampusexpansionallowsustoprovideaguestroomfor137familieseverynight,equalingnearly15,000addionalnightsattheRonaldMcDonaldHouseeveryyear.TheexpansionfeaturestheSafeliteAutoGlassSerenityRooopGarden,abeaufulnewexpandedkitchen,increasedgreenspace,andfivefree-standinghomesforfamilieswithextendedstays.TheColumbusRonaldMcDonaldHouseisnowthelargestofitskindintheworld.largestofitskindintheworld.
Eachyear,nearly3,000familiesstayattheColumbusRonaldMcDonaldHouse,spendingover20,000nightsatourhome-away-from-home.