Cookie Foundation
“One Hand Forward – One Hand Back”
The Cookie Foundation is the heart and soul of our work. We believe that you should always be setting new goals, gaining more knowledge, and evolving as you move through life (one hand forward). We also believe that you should always reach back to see who you can pull along and take with you on your journey (one hand back).
We are proud to support individuals and organizations that are doing good work to make a difference in our communities and the lives of others.
Winter 2024
It was a pleasure and honor to be part of Trees of Hope for the third year. This event hosted by Gary Rome benefits the Ronald McDonald House Charities with a goal this year is to raise 200 thousand dollars! Our donated tree was filled with book lover’s gifts and gift cards to Amazon and Barnes & Noble (to buy more books) & fill your new green tree corner bookshelf. A big thank you to everyone that supported this event by buying raffle tickets and a special thank you to my oldest son for putting this tree bookcase together and my middle sister for joining me to put our Good To Be Me Book Lover’s tree on display.
RA Cook was thrilled to be one of the authors asked to do a video testimonial for this Read A Thon – One For The Books – benefiting Habitat for Humanity. It is open to everyone in the Hampden County footprint and a great way to encourage summer reading.
June 2024 - Think Of Michael Foundation
RA Cook is a proud supporter of the Think of Michael foundation. This June, RA along with her sister, niece, cookie cousins & dearest friends gathered in Boston for a wonderful evening & impressive event. We laughed, played trivia, & supported the great work of the Think of Michael foundation. They are tackling our epidemic of individuals & families battling substance abuse disorder and they are making a big impact.
March 2024
GTBM Book Donation
December 2023 - GTBM Book Donations
With your continued support we were able to celebrate our continued success with book donations to St. Jude’s, Toys for Tots & Shriners Children’s Hospital. This made our year! THANK YOU!
November 2023 - Trees Of Hope - Tree Sponsor
Local author RA Cook & her company Cookie Productions are proud donors again this year to The Trees of Hope benefiting The Ronald McDonald House.
These pictures include the lovely family that won our tree & many supporters of this great event.
September 2023 - RMH - Book Donation
To celebrate the early success of her book Good To Be Me – What Makes Me Special & Unique, author RA Cook donated 10 copies to the families at the Ronald McDonald House. RA & her company Cookie Productions are proud supporters of the great work RMH does providing a safe haven to families with children needing medical care, keeping families together as they seek essential health care services and life changing medical treatments. Pictured are Celine Hamilton Quinn, RMH Manager & RA Cook.
May 2023 - Trivia Night
RA Cook was excited to attend Think of Michael Foundations Trivia Night. This fundraiser raised nearly 100,000. Think of Michael Foundation is a non profit 501c3 whose mission is to help individuals and families battling substance use disorder. www.thinkofmichael.org
February 2023 - Hosted Dinner
Cookie Productions was proud to host a dinner for the families at the Ronald McDonald House. We chose the wonderful Leone’s Italian Restaurant in Springfield MA as our caterer. The families were able to enjoy salad, Italian bread, penne pomodoro, penne & broccoli, meatballs, and cannoli.
Dinner OMG – dinner smells delicious and looks out of this world yummy! Just had to share immediately. Thank you! One family ‘helped’ me get all the items ready. She told me if she helped, she could dig in quicker as she skipped lunch today. She is currently enjoying it with her family and also told me she would be back for seconds. Our deep appreciation for your generosity.
~ Celine
Celine Hamilton Quill (She, Her, Hers)
House Manager, Springfield
RMHC of CT and Western MA | www.rmhc-ctma.org
ph: 413.794.5683 | email chamiltonquill@rmhc-ctma.org
Mailing Address: 34 Chapin Terrace, Springfield, MA 01107
November 2022 - Trees of Hope
Update- Excited to share this event raised over $150,000 this year for The Ronald McDonald House. Thank you for your support!
My company Cookie Productions is a proud donor for The Trees of Hope benefiting The Ronald McDonald House. You can purchase raffle tickets to win #48 Santa’s Treasures~Sweets & Scratch Tickets or any of the beautiful trees and prizes online at https://rmhsp.ourraffle.org/ Last year this event raised over $126,000 for The Ronald McDonald House of Western Massachusetts which serves children and families seeking treatment at Baystate & Shriners Children’s Hospital. You can also see the trees in person at Gary Rome in Holyoke until 11/18/22.
September 2022 - Pantry Food Drive
The call went out and Cookie Productions answered. The Ronald McDonald House in Jacksonville, Florida shared their snack pantry was getting bare. Families staying there are accommodating medical treatments and more and must come and go at all different hours. A well-stocked pantry helps with those busy days and nights. We sent Frito Lay snack bags, Grandma’s Cookies, Goldfish, Pringles & popcorn. We continue to be impressed by these brave families.
Holiday Event at RMHC
A favorite holiday tradition for RA Cook and her two favorite sons was setting up their Wizard of Oz Tree at the Jacksonville Ronald McDonald House for children and families to enjoy, complete with a make your ornament station.
Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Jacksonville
824 Children’s Way | Jacksonville, FL 32207 | rmhcjacksonville.org
Telephone: 904.807.4663 | Fax: 904.807.4700