Our History

1983: Cooking program is started by SWA pilot who lost his daughter to leukemia. He served at RMHs in cities where he flew and recruited his friends. SWA is highly involved in the Share-A-Meal program at RMHC of Corpus Christi.

1990: Founder Raymond C. Lewandowski and the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Corpus Christi break ground February 10th and open its doors with 16 rooms. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Corpus Christi is the only House, in the country, entirely founded by community efforts.

1992: The El Socorro Golf Tournament begins, donating all the proceeds to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Corpus Christi and becomes an annual fundraising event benefiting the House.

2001: Second expansion allows the House to serve 35 families.

2001: The Roam-for-A-Home Foundation is founded in Corpus Christi. The purpose being, to develop a motorcycle ride (Roam) for the benefit of the Ronald McDonald House and establish an annual event that would raise not only money, but awareness for RMHC.

2003: Casa de Amor embarks as the signature fundraising event for RMHC of CC. Ted Kennedy Jr. showcased the first event in September and since then Casa de Amor has been our largest fundraiser, raising over $1 million dollars.

2004: SWA dedicates its new signature aircraft “The Spirit of Hope” in honor of the 30th birthday of the first RMH in Philadelphia.

2011: RMHC is busier than ever, continuing to serve more than 1,000 families and 3,000 individuals annually. RMHC of C.C. is the home-away-from-home for families traveling more than 50 miles from Corpus Christi.