Ronald McDonald House Workshop

Family Housing

The workshop was held at Earthwood Homes shop in Sisters the week before raising day. Despite the anxiety of gettin 'er done before D-day, a good time was had by all workshop participants who came from throughout the US and Canada. Of particular interest was the back story for the timbers used in the frame. The root structure of large Ponderosa Pine trees in downtown Bend had been compromised by a new public parking facility the year prior. Neighbors were up in arms about the inevitable loss of these historic landmarks. Rather than going to firewood, as most assumed, the Guild made lemonade by milling the logs for use in the project, which Mikkel proclaimed ...”would last for 300 years”. Project backers chose to use a timber frame, because it would provide a rustic, aesthetically pleasing atmosphere for families staying at the house. The Ronald McDonald house of Bend has been providing low-cost or free temporary overnight lodging for families of children receiving medical treatment in Bend since completion in 1996

The house will provide low-cost or free temporary overnight lodging for families of children receiving medical treatment in Bend.The 7,100-square-foot facility, located just west of St. Charles Medical Center at the corner of NE Neff Road and Purcell Boulevard, will have room for six families.