Demolition day as Ronald McDonald House in Valhalla gets refurbished
News 12 Staff
Updated on:May 13, 2021, 12:21pm EDT
A
portion of the Ronald McDonald House in Valhalla will be demolished today as
part of the construction to remodel the facility.
The
Ronald McDonald House was established 10 years ago this month. And now they are
continuing construction to remodel the facility,
giving it a brand new look.
The facility provides housing, food and other
resources that families may need who have children facing medical challenges at
the Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital.
They’ve been serving about 2,000 families for a decade
now, and they say they need some updates to the
Follow These Local Designers As They Each Transform a Room in Eight Weeks
They re all taking part in the super-popular Instagram event known as the One Room Challenge.
Photograph via Kate Dreyer.
If you’re a big interior design fan (or just follow a lot of design accounts on IG), you’ve likely heard of the One Room Challenge. But for the uninitiated, it’s a biannual event where people sign up to transform a space in their home over the course of eight weeks.
This spring’s event kicked off last week, and participating folks will document their plans and progress via their blogs and Instagram pages. While the One Room Challenge team picks some people to highlight as featured designers each season (one of which is DC resident Dominique Gebru, below), anyone can participate. We rounded up some of the DC-area residents who are doing it this round.
2021 Calendar of Events for the Alexandria Area, as published in DESTINATIONS magazine
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May
Every Saturday: WISSOTA Car Racing, 6:30 p.m., Viking Speedway; 320-762-1559
Every Sunday:
1: Theatre L’Homme Dieu Run for the Roses Kentucky Derby Party, Carlos Creek Winery
1: Viking Seafaring Vessel Display, Runestone Museum
1: On Golden Pond, Andria Theatre
2: On Golden Pond, Andria Theatre
6: History At Home: Gar Wood
13: History At Home: Phil Noonan
20: History At Home: A Biography of a One Room Schoolhouse
23: Immortal Words, Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra and Chorale
26: Alexandria Technical & Community College Foundation – Scramble for Scholarships Golf Tournament
27: Schjei Country Concert, Courthouse Lawn, Alexandria
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