SFist Cares ... About Sick Kids

For us at SFist, fall means nesting. Cozy Sunday mornings with the Times, some pancakes and an unhappy eye at the current arrangement of furniture in the living room. Thinking about our home got us thinking about other homes and that lead to thinking about the Ronald McDonald Houses and the good they do. So, what are they up to these days?

Pretty much they continue to do the good work they're known for - providing a comfortable place to stay for parents and families of seriously ill children undergoing long-term treatment in San Francisco hospitals. Since it opened in 1989, the SF Ronald McDonald House has helped 3,000 families. The Ronald McDonald house at Stanford has been open since 1979 and helps 1,000 families a year and recently doubled their capacity.

They will of course accept your donation - of time and/or money. And the SF house is preparing for a winter gala on December 8th. Tickets are $100. One day, SFist hopes to be a fancy corporate sponsor for these things, spending thousands of dollars for our own table at charity galas all across the city. Alas, not yet.

No yummy french fries were harmed in the making of this post.