The Red Shoe Society is a professional membership group of young leaders who share a collective goal: to advance the mission and work of Ronald McDonald House Charities Bay Area. We engage and empower young professionals in the Bay Area to get actively involved in philanthropic and leadership endeavors, make a positive difference in our community, and support the Charity in keeping families with sick kids together and near the medical care they need. Red Shoe Society members make a direct impact on Ronald McDonald House families through service, fundraising, mentoring, and networking.
Register for our first speaker event with McKenna Sweazey.
Date: June 16, 2022
Time: 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. PST
Location: Zoom/Virtual
How do you manage work conflict over Zoom? How do you casually deliver positive feedback via Slack? What’s the most professional use of a gif? What skill can you develop to determine these answers? Digital Empathy!
Author McKenna Sweazey will walk attendees through concrete ways to use Digital Empathy to approach your communication tools and strategies.
We unite the Bay Area’s rising corporate and community leaders to help house, feed, and support families with sick kids by engaging new donors, supporters, and sponsors in Charity activities. We also offer young professionals opportunities to get involved in the Charity, grow their professional networks, and develop as leaders.
As we establish the Bay Area’s first Red Shoe Society, founding members will have a unique opportunity to shape the future of our group and build a premier young professional society committed to giving back to the most vulnerable in our community — critically ill and underserved children and their families. But the perks of membership extend far beyond the group itself:
NOW RECRUITING
Are you a young professional looking to make a difference in your community and career? We’re looking for founding members and executive committee members to join the Bay Area’s first Red Shoe Society. Let’s get started! Simply fill out an inquiry form, and we’ll be in touch about next steps. young leaders
McKenna Sweazey
To take any pragmatic worries off the shoulders of parents with sick children, to let them focus on their family, is a gift worth giving. Being able to contribute to this effort would be an honor.
Lauren Battiste
My mentors always told me to ``pay it forward`` by becoming a mentor in the future. It is important for young professionals to create a bond between their mentors and with each other.
Keely Batmale
It’s important to give young professionals a place of belonging, where they can also act as mentors for today’s youth, and network with one another.
Dylan Thomas
From having multiple chronic illnesses my entire life and being frequently in and out of the hospital (most if not all at LPCH), I gained an appreciation for everyone that has an impact on my care/stay. This includes those in visible roles and those that are unseen.
Ileena Mitra
Ileena Mitra
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McKenna Sweazey
To take any pragmatic worries off the shoulders of parents with sick children, to let them focus on their family, is a gift worth giving. Being able to contribute to this effort would be an honor.
Lauren Battiste
My mentors always told me to ``pay it forward`` by becoming a mentor in the future. It is important for young professionals to create a bond between their mentors and with each other.
Keely Batmale
It’s important to give young professionals a place of belonging, where they can also act as mentors for today’s youth, and network with one another.
Dylan Thomas
From having multiple chronic illnesses my entire life and being frequently in and out of the hospital (most if not all at LPCH), I gained an appreciation for everyone that has an impact on my care/stay. This includes those in visible roles and those that are unseen.
Ileena Mitra
Did you miss yesterday’s Red Shoe Society | Young Professionals Network webinar — Digital Empathy | How to Be a Remote Rock Star? Not to worry, watch the webinar recording above! Read more about Digital Empathy Webinar Recording...
May 6 — As a #NICU Nurse at Stanford Children’s Health – Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford and a member of Red Shoe Society Bay Area, Sammy is helping families during the most vulnerable times in their lives. ... Read more about Mission Moment — National Nurses Day...
With the help of the Bay Area community, Ronald McDonald House Charities Bay Area helps ease the financial and emotional burdens that families face as they access critical care for their children. Our Ronald McDonald programs operate nearby and onsite at our partner hospitals, offering long- and short-term housing, daily meal support, and 24/7 support psychosocial support services, such as child enrichment and sibling care, family activities and recreation, and more. Additionally, we provide underserved children in the Bay Area with access to oral health care services through our Ronald McDonald Care Mobiles in Santa Clara and Contra Costa Counties.
Each night, we house 123 families with children being treated at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford and support local families through day-use access to our facilities. Volunteers and partners allow us to provide daily meals and comprehensive programming to restore a sense of normalcy and community during medical crises.
Our Ronald McDonald programs at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco include onsite accommodations for 11 families each night, daily meals and support services just steps away from patient care. Thanks to housing partnerships, we have expanded housing services in San Francisco and launched our first family stay program in Oakland.
By providing daily meals, family stays, and bedside visits, we are providing comfort and care where and when families need to most — at the hospital, just steps away from patient care.
RMHC Bay Area partners with Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and John Muir Community Health Alliance to provide free oral health care services to our region’s most vulnerable children.
In the news ... Briony ‘Bri’ Seoane has mastered the art of multitasking. She serves as chief mission officer for the San Francisco Bay Area’s Ronald McDonald House Charities by day and shuttles her 8-year-old daughter to dance rehearsal by night. ... Read more about In The News: Bri Seone’s Peace Corps Virtual Service...
“Why do you volunteer?” “Aren’t you busy?” These are questions I’m often asked. Other things I often hear are, “I’d love to do that too, I just don’t have the time.” To celebrate National Volunteer Month (April) I’d like to share how volunteering has helped me become a better leader and person. ... Read more about Mission Moment — Paying It Forward...
First Ronald McDonald House in Oakland to serve bone marrow transplant patients at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland. Learn how to get involved today! Read more about Press Release: First Ronald McDonald House in Oakland...
Aug. 17 — “It's made me think about our organization differently. I really think less about Ronald McDonald House and more about an entire Ronald McDonald Neighborhood.”— CEO Laura Boudreau ... Read more about Mission Moment — National Nonprofit Day...
Childhood cancer affects the whole family, learn about the impact it has. Read more about RMHC Bay Area — Childhood Cancer Awareness Stats...
A year and half ago, Kristin and Jordan lost their seven-month-old daughter, Cecilia Elizabeth, who is known affectionately at RMHC Bay Area as “Baby CeCe.” As part of her grief journey, Kristin began writing “Dear Cecilia,” virtual love letters to her daughter, building a community for families grieving a child. Read more about Grief Awareness Day – “What is grief, if not love persevering?”...
