Ronald McDonald House Pasadena Board Treasurer Dan Timmons, Ronald McDonald House Pasadena Board Chair Peter Giulioni, Ronald McDonald House Pasadena Executive Director Mara Leong-Maguinez, Honoree Christopher Felton, Hanako Felton, Honoree Mitsuko Felton, Honoree David Felton at Ronald McDonald House Pasadena’s Annual Shine Gala on Saturday, October 14, 2022 [Photos by Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Catrina Knox and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California CEO Fatima Djelmane Rodriguez at Ronald McDonald House Pasadena’s Annual Shine Gala on Saturday, October 14, 2022 [Photos by Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Kawiko Hiroshige, Jessica Hiroshige, Betsy Yen, Gala Co-Chair Andrew Nay, Daniel Nay, Lauren Grace at Ronald McDonald House Pasadena’s Annual Shine Gala on Saturday, October 14, 2022 [Photos by Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Gala Ambassadors Zenae and Justin Kindred at Ronald McDonald House Pasadena’s Annual Shine Gala on Saturday, October 14, 2022 [Photos by Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
B.A. Finstead, Jenna Giulioni, Kevin Sampson, Missy Finstead, Ronald McDonald House Pasadena Board Chair Peter Giulioni at Ronald McDonald House Pasadena’s Annual Shine Gala on Saturday, October 14, 2022 [Photos by Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Kirsten Adams, Yvonne Ballesteros, Gala Co-Chair Sandra Larson at Ronald McDonald House Pasadena’s Annual Shine Gala on Saturday, October 14, 2022 [Photos by Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Honoree Christopher Felton and Hanako Felton at Ronald McDonald House Pasadena’s Annual Shine Gala on Saturday, October 14, 2022 [Photos by Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Scott Olmsted, Erin Olmsted, Ronald McDonald House Pasadena Board Treasurer Dan Timmons, Rose Linda Gonzales, Ricardo Gonzales at Ronald McDonald House Pasadena’s Annual Shine Gala on Saturday, October 14, 2022 [Photos by Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Raffy Bitchakdjian, Pasadena Fire Chief Chad Augustin, Pasadena Fire Deputy Chief Tim Sell at Ronald McDonald House Pasadena’s Annual Shine Gala on Saturday, October 14, 2022 [Photos by Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
George Dulgeryan, Lanie Lindenfeld, Brett Lindenfeld at Ronald McDonald House Pasadena’s Annual Shine Gala on Saturday, October 14, 2022 [Photos by Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Roman Maguinez and Don Meaders at Ronald McDonald House Pasadena’s Annual Shine Gala on Saturday, October 14, 2022 [Photos by Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Max Gallegos, Alicia Gallegos, Monica De La Riba, Rick De La Riba at Ronald McDonald House Pasadena’s Annual Shine Gala on Saturday, October 14, 2022 [Photos by Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Jonathan Wu, Jessica Wu, Betsy Yen at Ronald McDonald House Pasadena’s Annual Shine Gala on Saturday, October 14, 2022 [Photos by Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Raul Reyes and Jacqueline Mendoza at Ronald McDonald House Pasadena’s Annual Shine Gala on Saturday, October 14, 2022 [Photos by Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Amy Hernandez and Ankur Chawla at Ronald McDonald House Pasadena’s Annual Shine Gala on Saturday, October 14, 2022 [Photos by Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Mark and Hanna Lim at Ronald McDonald House Pasadena’s Annual Shine Gala on Saturday, October 14, 2022 [Photos by Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Susan Seaman, Brandi Seaman, Julie Giulioni at Ronald McDonald House Pasadena’s Annual Shine Gala on Saturday, October 14, 2022 [Photos by Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Brian and Alyssa Mann at Ronald McDonald House Pasadena’s Annual Shine Gala on Saturday, October 14, 2022 [Photos by Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Erin Olmsted, Scott Olmsted, Nitin Crawla at Ronald McDonald House Pasadena’s Annual Shine Gala on Saturday, October 14, 2022 [Photos by Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
David and Cindy Sargent at Ronald McDonald House Pasadena’s Annual Shine Gala on Saturday, October 14, 2022 [Photos by Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Susan Weise, Lydia Valenta, Carmela De Brouwer at Ronald McDonald House Pasadena’s Annual Shine Gala on Saturday, October 14, 2022 [Photos by Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Jacqueline Ficht, Becky Harris, Janet Sedgewick at Ronald McDonald House Pasadena’s Annual Shine Gala on Saturday, October 14, 2022 [Photos by Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Ronald McDonald House Pasadena’s annual SHINE Gala: Under the Tuscan Sun was held on Saturday, October 15th at the beautiful Annandale Golf Club. Despite threats of rainy weather, more than 280 attendees celebrated under a festive tent, raising more than $340,000 to provide a home-away-from-home for families whose children are receiving life changing medical treatment. The event celebrated keeping families together by creating a community of support and enabling families to access the best medical care possible for their child.
Bringing life to the party were corporate honoree and presenting sponsor, Bank of America, and community honorees the Felton Family: Mitsuko & Dave and Christopher & Hanako. Each honoree brought enthusiastic and passionate supporters to celebrate the Ronald McDonald House mission, joining with long-time advocate, active community members, and corporate partners.
As Executive Director Mara Leong-Maguinez shared with the audience, “Ronald McDonald House Pasadena, is all about community-having a place where everyone feels welcome, where they are supported and where they can relax. Everyone here tonight is part of our community of support-making sure families are greeted with comfort and kindness when caring for their critically ill child.”
The highlight of the evening was hearing from Zenae and Justin Kindred, a family currently staying at Ronald McDonald House Pasadena as their newborn daughter, bor four months premature, gains strength in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Funds raised through the SHINE Gala – co-chaired by Sandra Larson and Andrew Nay – will support the Ronald McDonald House Pasadena mission of providing comfort, care, and support to families with critically ill children, keeping them close to one another,, their doctors, and needed medical care. As Justin Kindred shared with the audience, “We are grateful that we can stay at Ronald McDonald House Pasadena for as long as we need. Anyone can find themselves in a position needing help. Thank you for helping us and so many other families.”
About Pasadena Ronald McDonald House
Ronald McDonald House Pasadena is a home-away-from-home for families with critically-ill children, keeping them close to one another, their doctors and needed medical care. The House is built on the simple idea that nothing else should matter when a family is focused on the health of their child—not where they can afford to stay, where they will get their next meal, or where they will lay their head at night to rest. Ronald McDonald House Pasadena occupies three historic homes in Pasadena, just steps away from Huntington Health and Shriners Children’s, and offers 17 guest bedrooms. Families staying at the House have access to a fully stocked pantry, meals prepared by volunteer groups, a large yard with outdoor seating, and therapeutic family support services. Ronald McDonald House Pasadena is a program of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California. For more information, please visit our website at www.rmhcsc.org/Pasadena.
