Author: Teresa Engle

Baby Bentley in the NICU

Meet the Roberds West Family

RMHC Dayton allowed the Roberds/West family to stay together during a time when they wouldn’t have been able to. “I couldn’t imagine what our family would have done without The Ronald McDonald House.” It would have been hard to be around my oldest son Zachary Jr. because it was RSV and flu season and he wasn’t allowed in the NICU, says Jessica West.”“If we weren’t able to stay at RMHC Dayton, we would have had to make a long trip back and forth spending less time together, says Zachary Roberds, Bentley’s dad.

Young girl and grandma sitting together

Meet Brooklyn and Lordes

Brooklyn is a 12-year-old burn survivor with 12 stays at The Ronald McDonald House in Dayton. At age two, she was burned over 67% of her body and has had over 100 surgeries.
Brooklyn’s Grandmother, Lordes shared with us, “the House is more than just the sheets and the bed. It’s the nourishing care and support that we receive each time we visit.”

Girls dropping pull tabs into a collection bin

2023 Tab-A-PULL-Ooza Event Press Release

Ronald McDonald House Charities Dayton is celebrating 17 years of Tab-A-PULL-Ooza. This year’s event will take place on Sunday, May 21st at the Second Street Market, 600 East Second Street in downtown Dayton from 11AM-3PM. Pull tabs can be collected from a variety of canned items, including beverages, soups, and pet food.

Various images of Asher Pennington collecting pull tabs

Meet Asher Pennington

Third Grader, Asher Pennington, started a fundraiser at Bear Elementary School in Miamisburg so that he could help kids get the medical care they need. Asher’s passion for giving back began after his brother Arrick spent time in the Dayton Children’s NICU back in 2010. Asher said that his brother spent “time in a box” because of the time he was in an incubator. He started collecting pull tabs because he knows that it is a way to “help families when they need it most.”

Cooper family in the toy room.

Meet the Cooper Family

Casey and Jeremiah Cooper stayed at the Dayton Ronald McDonald House for ten days in February while seven-year-old Jeremiah was undergoing treatment at Shriners Ohio. Casey shared what meant the most to he and Casey during their stay at the Dayton House in this video. 

Baby Bentley in the NICU

Meet the Roberds West Family

RMHC Dayton allowed the Roberds/West family to stay together during a time when they wouldn’t have been able to. “I couldn’t imagine what our family would have done without The Ronald McDonald House.” It would have been hard to be around my oldest son Zachary Jr. because it was RSV and flu season and he wasn’t allowed in the NICU, says Jessica West.”“If we weren’t able to stay at RMHC Dayton, we would have had to make a long trip back and forth spending less time together, says Zachary Roberds, Bentley’s dad.

Young girl and grandma sitting together

Meet Brooklyn and Lordes

Brooklyn is a 12-year-old burn survivor with 12 stays at The Ronald McDonald House in Dayton. At age two, she was burned over 67% of her body and has had over 100 surgeries.
Brooklyn’s Grandmother, Lordes shared with us, “the House is more than just the sheets and the bed. It’s the nourishing care and support that we receive each time we visit.”

Girls dropping pull tabs into a collection bin

2023 Tab-A-PULL-Ooza Event Press Release

Ronald McDonald House Charities Dayton is celebrating 17 years of Tab-A-PULL-Ooza. This year’s event will take place on Sunday, May 21st at the Second Street Market, 600 East Second Street in downtown Dayton from 11AM-3PM. Pull tabs can be collected from a variety of canned items, including beverages, soups, and pet food.

Various images of Asher Pennington collecting pull tabs

Meet Asher Pennington

Third Grader, Asher Pennington, started a fundraiser at Bear Elementary School in Miamisburg so that he could help kids get the medical care they need. Asher’s passion for giving back began after his brother Arrick spent time in the Dayton Children’s NICU back in 2010. Asher said that his brother spent “time in a box” because of the time he was in an incubator. He started collecting pull tabs because he knows that it is a way to “help families when they need it most.”

Cooper family in the toy room.

Meet the Cooper Family

Casey and Jeremiah Cooper stayed at the Dayton Ronald McDonald House for ten days in February while seven-year-old Jeremiah was undergoing treatment at Shriners Ohio. Casey shared what meant the most to he and Casey during their stay at the Dayton House in this video.