A groundbreaking ceremony was held Tuesday for Ronald McDonald Home Charities NY Metro home in Stony Brook. For this $30 million mission, $24 million has already been raised.
The Ronald McDonald Home will likely be constructed on the Stony Brook Drugs campus, designed to offer a protected, safe and cozy surroundings for households of youngsters who’re receiving medical care on the Stony Brook Kids’s Hospital.
Building is slated for later this yr, and the constructing is predicted to be accomplished in 2026.
This would be the first Ronald McDonald Home positioned in Suffolk County, and the second on Lengthy Island. The opposite Ronald McDonald Home is in New Hyde Park, adjoining to Cohen Kids’s Medical Middle.
The three-story, 60,000-square-foot constructing will characteristic 30 personal bedrooms with ensuite bogs for households, a media middle, outside playground, interactive playrooms, a neighborhood kitchen offering free meals made by volunteers and absolutely stocked pantries, a health middle, meditation room and laundry amenities.
“We’ve been planning this for 10 years, and now we’re lastly in a position to present for households in Suffolk County the way in which they want,” Matt Campo, CEO of Ronald McDonald Home Charities NY Metro, mentioned in a written assertion.
“All of our packages present a spot for households to relaxation and recharge to allow them to deal with the well being and well-being of their baby,” Campo mentioned.
“This facility will stand as a beacon of hope, compassion and assist for households going through their hardest challenges,” Dr. William Wertheim, interim government vice chairman for Stony Brook Drugs, mentioned in a press release.
“Our partnership with Ronald McDonald Home Charities highlights the energy of collaboration, and I’m delighted to be becoming a member of our assets and experience to fulfill the varied wants of our neighborhood,” Wertheim added.
“The quickly to be constructed Ronald McDonald Home will have the ability to function a respite for sufferers and households whose toddler or baby is sick by providing a spot to remain, meals to eat, and a spot to relaxation and recharge that’s in shut proximity to the hospital,” Carol Gomes, CEO of Stony Brook College Hospital, mentioned in a press release.
“There may be nothing extra cherished than the flexibility to have the ability to deal with the care of your baby with out having to fret about day by day life logistics,” Gomes added.
“It’s been a labor of affection recruiting the monetary assist to make this home a actuality,” Cynthia Lippe, chair, of the RMHC NYM Stony Brook Home Fundraising Committee, mentioned in a press release.
“Our whole committee is happy with our work and know now we have the momentum to lift the ultimate funds to open the home to the general public,” Lippe added.