Ronald McDonald House Houston broke ground on the expansion of Holcombe House, its 50-room facility

Since becoming CEO of Ronald McDonald House Houston in July, Brigadier General Rick Noriega has overseen the groundbreaking of a massive expansion and renovation project and found ways to celebrate the organization’s staff, volunteers, patients, partnerships, and Board of Directors.

In September, Ronald McDonald House Houston broke ground on the expansion of Holcombe House, its 50-room facility designed to be a home away from home for families with children receiving medical care.

“We hope that new section of 20 additional rooms will be opening up sometime in 2018, and then following that will be the remodel of the existing rooms that we have,” Noriega said. “With other rooms embedded in Texas Medical Center hospitals, we will have in excess of 100 rooms. We’re one of the larger Ronald McDonald Houses in the United States.”

At a luncheon on Oct. 25, Ronald McDonald House Houston honored Southwest Airlines as the inaugural Spirit of Hope Award recipient. The sold-out luncheon raised more than $350,000 for the House.

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Article by Maggie Galehouse, tmc.edu/news/