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Meal Opportunities

Our families look forward to a home-cooked meal after a long day at the hospital. We are looking for groups, families, churches, or individuals are willing to prepare meals at our Ronald McDonald House (RMH) of Iowa City, or at the Ronald McDonald Family Room at UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital (RMFR).

Interested in providing a meal for our families? Here's what you need to know:

  • Dinner is served at 5:30 pm each evening. Your group may arrive as early as needed to prepare. Once the meal is served, our staff will monitor and put away any leftovers for families to enjoy later.
  • The maximum group size is 8 individuals. Please contact our Volunteer Manager in advance to coordinate based on location.
  • Please plan to serve enough for 65 people at RMH. Plan to serve 30 at RMFR.
  • To prepare a meal, volunteers must be at least 16 years old.
  • Your menu does not need to meet any particular dietary restrictions.
  • Due to food safety guidelines, we cannot serve food prepared at home. Food must be prepared in a commercial kitchen.
  • Please email your menu to kitchen@rmhc-eiwi.org prior to your scheduled date.

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Your group pays $400 all you have to do is show up at the Ronald McDonald House of Iowa City and cook for the guests at the House! Our own Chef Robert creates a menu, provides the instructions, and buys the food. Your team shows up and prepares the meal with any necessary help from Chef Robert.

Arrival time between 2:00 PM and 5:30 PM

Dinner is served at 5:30 pm each evening. We do not ask volunteers to serve the meal to our families, it is self-serve. Once the meal has been put out and dishes are cleaned up, you are free to go! Our staff will monitor and put away any leftovers for families to enjoy later.

Arrival time between 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM

We kindly request our Casserole Club is done in the kitchen by 12 pm to ensure adequate time is available for our evening meal group. Thank you for being so understanding!