Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of Richmond announced a generous $2 million gift from Rob and Jean Estes. $1.5 million supports the Together, Hope is Closer capital campaign, while $500,000 is designated for the ongoing sustainability of the program expansion. Their contribution is the largest individual donor gift to the capital campaign thus far, representing a monumental step towards realizing plans for Richmond’s new, 50-bedroom Ronald McDonald House.
The $40 million capital campaign will bring a transformative new era for the nonprofit after 45 years in the current nine-bedroom Ronald McDonald House on Monument Avenue. RMHC Richmond also operates a four-bedroom home inside Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU as well as other in-hospital programs in three additional Richmond area hospitals.
“We’re grateful and honored to support causes that uplift and care for families during some of their hardest moments,” said Jean Estes. “RMHC Richmond provides comfort, support, nourishment and respite, so that parents and loved ones can focus on their child receiving care. We want to be a part of an organization that leads with so much heart.”…