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The Ronald McDonald House of Iowa City and the Ronald McDonald Family Rooms at St. Luke’s Hospital and UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital all accept in-kind gifts such as household cleaning products, individually wrapped snacks, paper products, gift cards, and much more. Food, cleaning, and household items on the following lists will be used to stock the Ronald McDonald House of Iowa City as well as the Ronald McDonald Family Rooms. Gift items on lists below will be used to stock our Toy Closet as well as gifts for kids and teens staying at our facilities. To find a complete list of acceptable in-kind gifts, please download a copy of our Wish List or check out our Amazon List!

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  • Scent and Dye Free Laundry Detergent (HE)
  • Rejuvenate LVT or Swiffer LVT solution cleaner refills
  • Tin Foil
  • Full Size Conditioner Bottles 
  • 13 gallon trash bags
  • Leather Wipes
  • Multi-surface Antibacterial Pledge
  • Bleach
  • Dishwasher liquid or pods
  • First Class Postage Stamps
  • Clorox Wipes
  • Dixie Cups
  • Scrubbing Bubbles bathroom cleaner
  • Paper bowls and plates (no Styrofoam)
  • Heavy duty Plasticware(knives, spoons, and forks)
  • Toilet bowl cleaner
  • Ziplock bags, especially sandwich size
  • Individually Wrapped Snacks (Granola Bars, Fruit Snacks, Trail Mix, Pop Tarts, Nuts, Chips, Cookies, Juice boxes)
  • Individual Snack Cups (Fruit Cup, Applesauce, Pudding, Ramen Cup)
  • Shelf Stable Ready Microwave Meals (Hormel, Barrilla, Dinty Moore, Mac and Cheese, Microwavable Soup and Pasta Cups)
  • Fresh Fruit and Vegetables
  • Spaghetti sauce
  • Frozen meals
 
*We do not need canned goods at this time. 
  • Iowa Hawkeye Athletic Event Tickets
  • Individually wrapped tooth brushes
  • Gift Cards
    (Target, Walmart, Hy-Vee, Casey’s, Visa)
  • New Fleece Tie Blankets- especially adult size 
  • Full size body lotion
  • Liquid hand soap (No bar soap)
  • Deodorant
  • Contact lens solution: travel sized*
    * No other travel sized toiletries

New Toys – Must be in original packaging. 

Especially need Baby/toddler toys and teen gifts value between $10 & $30

iTunes gift cards & Google Play gift cards

*(No Puzzles, Matchbox Cars, or stuffed animals) 

**Please note: due to the sensitive lungs of many of the children staying at RMHC, we request items come from a smoke free environment and we are unable to accept used items.