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Having a seriously ill child is a frightening and stressful experience for families.  Aside from coping with the child's illness, there's the prospect of travelling far from home for specialist hospital treatment.  Families can be apart for days, weeks or even months at a time.

In these trying circumstances and in an unfamiliar city, families often don't know where to turn to.  That's where Ronald McDonald House helps by providing a home-away-from-home for families outside Wellington.  A family's love is a powerful medicine and a strong source of courage.  Children with life-threatening conditions need more than good medical care. They need their parents close by for comfort and reassurance.  Parents, also, need a place to turn to for added strength and understanding from others in similar circumstances.  The mission of Wellington's Ronald McDonald House is to fulfil these needs so that children are given every possible chance to recover.

Each year more than 420 families stay with us and 2000 families use our Family Room at Wellington Hospital, and demand for our services continues to grow.

How to Help 

14 Feb 2008.  Today we launch a $9.5million fundraising campaign to build a new, bigger, better House for families of sick children in New Zealand.  To read more about the new Ronald McDonald House visit www.givealotoflove.org.nz.

Your support is essential so we can continue to provide a very special place for families when they need it most. To find out how to help Ronald McDonald House Wellington click here