Chattanooga Ronald McDonald House guests Samuel and Shanda Brown of Franklin, Tenn., and their 4-year-old son, Timothy, were treated to a Chattanooga Lookouts ballgame on Sunday, and Samuel got the thrill of throwing out the game’s first pitch.
SunTrust chose the house as one of its local charity partners for SunTrust Sunday at the Chattanooga Lookouts. RMH staff was asked to select a family to be SunTrust’s guests at the game.
“The Brown family has been with us over a month, and they have a child old enough to actually pitch a ball,” said Chinyere Ubamadu, RMHC marketing/PR manager.
The Brown family is one of 26 families who are guests at Ronald McDonald House while their children receive medical treatment at local hospitals. The Browns have a son, Samuel, who was born prematurely on June 19, at 27 weeks, weighing nearly 2 pounds.
The Browns said they are grateful to have a “home away from home” while Samuel receives care in the neonatal intensive care unit at T. C. Thompson Children’s Hospital.