Cosby High Key Club Cooks for RMH

On Monday, June 21, four Cosby High School Key Clubbers, along with their advisor, Miss Donna Jones, travelled to Ronald McDonald House in Knoxville, TN.

After shopping for food at the local Wal-Mart, they headed out to K-town. Since this was our first summer event, it was obvious these eager teenagers had not seen each other since June 4th. As we travelled the 45 minutes to 17th street, Brianna, Harlea, Louis, and Allyson caught up on the many adventures that had transpired in the few short weeks that had passed since their last encounter.

Once at RMH, the four divided up the chores and began the task at hand. Louis made the ground beef, while Allyson attempted to chop the lettuce and tomatoes. Harlea and Brianna made the refried beans and assisted Allyson in warming the taco shells. Miss Jones played photographer and made sure she captured all of their hard work. After the food was done, they cleaned the kitchen, booked their next trip for July, thanked the RMH volunteer on staff and headed out to find some food of their own.

Trying to please four teenagers is impossible, unless the decision is usually something the advisor would normally not approve of. After several minutes of deliberation, the four agreed upon a restaurant…and we were off.

After dinner, we headed for our next destination, one of our long time traditions after a long, hard, service activity, Starbucks!

Our bellies were full, our chocolate craving satisfied, and now, to our final destination, home!

It is always very satisfying to go to RMH and meet the families that we serve. It is especially heart warming when you get to see folks from Cocke County take advantage of this wonderful opportunity. I got to see one of my former students last night as his child has been at ETCH for several weeks. Thank you to all of the Key Clubs and other organizations/individuals that make this house possible!