Since 1989, The Ronald McDonald House Sweetheart Ball has been an annual event that raises funds for the benefit of our House and provides a fabulous evening of dinner, dancing, live & silent auctions and lots of fun! The 19th Annual Sweetheart Ball was held Saturday, February 16, 2008 and over $100,000 was raised for the House!

View photos of the 2008 Sweetheart Ball

Thank you to all who contributed to this success!
A heartfelt "thank you" to the Sweetheart Ball committee, (led by event chairperson and board member, Katrina Turman) for contributing their gifts of time and talent for the benefit of the event and to the numerous donors of auction items and in-kind services for the benefit of the Sweetheart Ball. Click to view thanks to our generous Sweetheart Ball Sponsors

A special thank you!
We also extend gratitude to Dakota Medical Foundation, who matched $15,000 of Sweetheart Ball
Share-A-Night contributions from donor-guests attending the Ball.

All net proceeds from the Sweetheart Ball are used to support the Ronald McDonald House locations and families in Fargo, North Dakota. No monies are sent or commissioned elsewhere.

For 25 years the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Red River Valley, located in Fargo, has been a home-away-from-home for families from throughout North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota and beyond while their children receive medical treatment. Part of a world-wide network of 274 Ronald McDonald Houses, the House is intended to be a quiet sanctuary for families to temporarily call home while their child is in the hospital or in out-patient treatment at one of the local medical facilities.

There are two House locations in Fargo. The south House is located at 1330 18th Avenue South and the north House is at 1234 Broadway. For more information call 232-3980.