Valentine’s Day is coming up, and the ladies of Alpha Delta Pi are selling roses for Valentines Day. “Roses for Ronald” is Alpha Delta Pi’s charity event for the Ronald McDonald House, where people can buy roses and have them sent to their Valentine.

This year, the event lasted from Feb. 4  to Feb. 8. The ladies were tabling out in the Student Center Plaza everyday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

After the event is over, the sorority tags each rose and delivers them to each girl or guy in a greek organization on Sunday, Feb. 10 during the afternoon and evening. People who are not in greek organizations can purchase the roses as well and pick them up in the Student Center Plaza. This year the chapter ordered 1,000 roses and sold 800 of them. 

“We are selling the roses for the Ronald McDonald House which is a nonprofit organization.” said Karina Martin, sophomore member and philanthropy chair of Alpha Delta Pi. Roses cost $3 per single rose, $2.75 for 4-7 roses, $2.50 for 8-12 roses and $30 for a dozen.

For many years now, Alpha Delta Pi has been selling roses and donating the proceeds to the Ronald McDonald House. 

The Ronald McDonald House Charities is an American independent nonprofit organization that focuses on creating, finding and supporting programs that help the health and well-being of young critically ill children. 

The Ronald McDonald House was founded in 1974 in Philadelphia, PA and now has 367 houses internationally. The organization has created programs to strengthen families during difficult times by providing vital resources and care for the children and families being served by hospitals worldwide, according to Ronald McDonald House. 

“Roses for Ronald is a very sweet way to contribute to a good cause and a great way to get your valentine a rose,” said Alissa Saylor, a junior Hutchins major. “I’m happy to help out with something so meaningful.”

“Tabeling for Roses for Ronald was really fun. It’s one of our most prominent philanthropy events and it’s so fun to see people buy roses for their boyfriends, girlfriends and friends,” said Zayna Zinnel, a junior Hutchins major. “It’s really cool that so many Sonoma state students visit our table to support the Ronald McDonald House.”

Annually Alpha Delta Pi hosts Roses for Ronald and competes in other philanthropies every year. In fall 2019 they will be hosting The Run for Ronald where all greek organizations on campus and people from the community participate in a 3 mile run. 

The run costs $20 per person to participate. All the proceeds made from the event are donated to the Ronald McDonald House of Charity. 

Last fall,  the event was unfortunately cancelled because of the fire and other complications. Their hope is to have the run in the spring.