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Work Plan /Performance Measures <br />Summary <br />41 <br />......___._..___..__..... _.. <br />According to Ronald McDonald House (RMH) Charities and local North Carolina hospitals, there's a <br />need in the surrounding counties for low -cost or free temporary housing & basic needs (food) for <br />non -local families of hospitalized, critical pediatric patients. Families have to spend an average of <br />$15o /day for a regular motel room and meals or have to stay in their cars, hospital lobbies or <br />waiting rooms. Families would be in a strange place, with a motel -room type setting, limited access <br />to food, to socialization and to community information. To help meet this need, RMH Charities <br />established a local Ronald McDonald House, operated mainly through volunteers. Without them, <br />management would have to hire staff at a cost of approximately $50,000 a year. <br />RMH is a 20,000 square -foot, free - standing, non -profit residential facility with 3o bedrooms and <br />private baths. It has a common kitchen for guests to prepare meals and socialize along with quiet <br />areas for fellowship. According to its Volunteer Director, its services rely on a high - quality volunteer <br />base to aid with operations, patient contact, guest relations, volunteer recruitment, maintenance and <br />