I am extremely disappointed with the Ronald McDonald House. On Wednesday I got a phone call from Jennifer asking me why I didn't come. I told her I wasn't feeling good and that I forgot but it was more about the fact that I was offended with the whole decoration situation. She told me that they made a few more adjustments and not to forgot to come on Friday because they are low on staff. So I promised her that I would be there. On Friday morning I woke up extra early and drove out there, which is not close to my house at all, its about 20 miles away from where I live. I get there and the staff member that tells us what we will be doing, told me she has too many volunteers, that I wasn't on the schedule and that she doesn't really have anything for me to do. She before I left I went into the other house and then saw that more of the decoration were taken off and in the beginning we were told that we cant have tape on the walls but it turns out that we cant have tape on glass either and in result of that everything looked very different. So I took what was taken off and left, I'm thinking of donating it to my little sister's kindergarten Teacher of last year. I don't want to volunteer there anymore, I don't feel like they appreciate much. I will though, write Jen a message about what had happened, maybe I "misunderstand" something...but as far as I see things I'm really upset and most likely not going back.
“If you have much, give of your wealth; If you have little, give of your heart”
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To be honest, I don't think you're being fair. The idea of bringing some light and brightness into the Ronald McDonald House is a good one. However, you have to remember that this is mostly a hospital setting. There are all sorts of rules and regulations that they have to follow. If you go to visit someone in a hospital you can't bring latex balloons, many of them are very picky even about what kind of flowers you can bring in, and those things don't even go up on the walls of the hallways or out in the main common areas at all. Yes, they should have been more up front with you so that you wouldn't have wasted the time and cash on stuff they couldn't use, but I don't think it's fair to feel like you're the victim here. Also, admitting you forgot your commitments to RMH and didn't even call to let them know you wouldn't be showing up, and then being hugely offended by them having too many volunteers when you did show up doesn't even make sense. They don't have a steady and paid staff, so they count on volunteers. Too many volunteers should be a happy thing, not something that puts people out. A big part of volunteering is doing what you can to help, whenever and however you're needed. Whether or not you feel like the main staff at the house appreciates your efforts shouldn't matter as much as how your efforts impact the families staying there.
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