Serving at Ronald McDonald House of Central Florida

A few years ago, NuView employees and management sat down to determine what they felt were the most important tenets of the company, its core values. Included among those values was a desire to constantly be serving others. To this end, NuView challenged its staff to find unique ways to get involved in the community both locally and abroad.

In the second quarter of 2014, NuView was able to secure a sponsorship spot at the Ronald McDonald House. With two houses in central Florida, the charity aims to be a home away from home for families with extremely ill children staying for extended periods in nearby hospitals.

The Ronald McDonald House invites volunteers to help supply, cook, and serve lunches and dinners for the families staying on site, and, after checking the company calendar, NuView signed up to provide both a lunch and a dinner on a recent Saturday.

Group at Ronald McDonald House

For lunch, our volunteers chose a theme, “Classic American,” and decked out the dining hall with red, white, and blue. From burgers hot off the grill to chocolate chip cookies fresh from the oven, the NuView team took it upon themselves to provide not just another meal, but an experience that might help the families forget for a minute the difficulties they have lying ahead.

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At dinner, NuView transformed the dining hall again, but this time with a south of the border flavor – serving up DIY tacos and homemade churros. The best part of the dinner was the kids. NuView made a special announcement inviting all the kids back to the dining hall for a whack a colorful donkey pinata. When the last kid took his final swing, the pinata burst, candy went flying everywhere and with it the kids collapsed to the floor to chase down every last piece. The laughter and smiles through the fake moustaches made the volunteer efforts worth every second.

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