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ISSUES, YOU CAN HEAD TO OUR
WEBSITE, WPRI.COM.
TODAY IN THE RODE HOME,
RONALD McDONALD PROVIDENCE
PROVIDES HOMES FOR FAMILIES IN
NEED.
ONE IN PARTICULAR STAYED AT THE
HOUSE JUST LAST YEAR.
IT WAS IN APRIL OF 2011 THAT
THE OVALIS FAMILY EXPERIENCED
THE UNEXPECTED.
THERE WAS A HOUSE FIRE WHERE
BOTH ADRIAN AND MY HUSBAND WERE
PRETTY CRITICALLY INJURED.
HUSBAND WILSON AND
TWO-YEAR-OLD SON AIDAN SUFFERED
SEVERE BURNS.
ONCE WE WERE IN THE HOSPITAL,
I LITERALLY LOST EVERYTHING IN
THE FIRE, YOU KNOW.
WE LOST THE HOUSE, ALL OUR
BELONGINGS, AND ALL I KEPT
THINKING THAT NIGHT WAS, WHAT AM
I GOING TO DO?
IT WAS THEN THAT WANDA FOUND
THE RONALD McDONALD HOUSE.
MY SON WAS SEVERELY BURNED
OVER 76% OF HIS BODY.
MY HUSBAND WAS BURNED OVER 56%.
AND WHEN THEY SAID YOU CAN STAY
AT THE RONALD McDONALD HOUSE,
I FIGURED, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T
KNOW THE SEVERITY OF IT UNTIL
ABOUT THREE DAYS AFTER THE FIRE,
WHEN THEY SORT OF, YOU KNOW,
LOOKED THEM OVER AND SAW THE
SEVERITY OF THE INJURIES.
I THOUGHT I WAS JUST GOING TO BE
HERE A COUPLE OF DAYS, AND IT
TURNED INTO A COUPLE OF MONTHS.
IT WAS THE HOME AWAY FROM
HOME THAT SHE DESPERATELY
NEEDED.
IT WAS JUST SO, SO MUCH MORE
TWHAN I EXPECTED.
THEY TOOK US IN, LITERALLY LIKE
THIS WAS OUR HOUSE.
WE HAD A BATHROOM, WE HAD ACCESS
TO THE KITCHEN, MY MOM WAS ABLE
TO STAY WITH ME FOR A COUPLE
WEEKS.
AND IT WAS JUST AMAZING TO KNOW
THAT THERE WAS A PLACE LIKE
THIS.
THE VOLUNTEERS GAVE COMFORT
IN HER TIME OF NEED IT.
WAS JUST AMAZING.
THEY WOULD ALWAYS ASK ME, HOW
ARE THEY DOING, HOW WITH CAN HE
MAKE YOUR STAY BETTER, HOW CAN
WE HELP YOU HELP THEM?
IT WAS JUST, EVERYONE WENT ABOVE
AND BEYOND.
EVEN SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS
MAKING SOUP FOR AIDAN WAS
SPECIAL TO WANDA.
SOME PEOPLE WOULD LOOK ATE
LIKE, IT WOULD JUST MAKE SOUP
FOR ME.
IT WAS LIKE, I HAVE THAT
OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE SOME SORT
OF NORMALCY BACK TO HIM, MAKING
HIM THE SAME SOUP I WOULD MAKE
HIM AT HOME.
THAT WAS SO COMFORTING.
OVER 18 MONTHS AND SEVERAL
SURGERIES LATER, THINGS ARE
GETTING BACK TO NORMAL.
GIVEN HIS INJURIES, THEY
DIDN'T EXPECT FOR HIM TO BE AS
GREAT AS HE IS NOW.
HE WAS JUST -- HE HAS SHOCKED
DOCTORS, THERAPISTS, EVERYONE.
HE'S DOING VERY WELL.
WANDA AND HER FAMILY ARE
FOREVER GRATE OFFENSIVELY WHAT
THE HOUSE PROVIDED.
BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THEY GAVE
SO MUCH TO ME WHEN I NEEDED, YOU
KNOW, SO MUCH.
SO I DEFINITELY PLAN ON KEEPING
IN CONTACT AND BEING INVOLVED IN
ONE WAY OR TOOT WITH THE -- ONE
WAY OR ANOTHER WITH THE HOUSE.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST SUPPORTERS
OF THE RONALD McDONALD HOUSE
PROVIDENCE SINCE ITS START ARE
THESE TWO MEN.
WHAT COMES TO MIND WHEN YOU SEE
A STORY LIKE THIS?
WE'RE HAPPY THAT OUR STORY
THAT THIS STORY ENDED IN -- SPIT
IT RIGHT OUT -- IT WAS A HAPPY
ENDING.
NOT ALL OF THEM ARE THAT HAPPY.
SOME PEOPLE SPEND A COUPLE
NIGHTS, SOME PEOPLE SPEND MONTHS
ON END.
WE'VE BEEN THERE SINCE THE
BEGINNING, WE WERE SAYING,
ACTUALLY BEFORE THE BEGINNING,
AND WE'RE VERY PROUD TO BE
SPONSORS OF THE HOUSE, AND WE
TAKE CARE OF THAT HOUSE, AND WE
WANT EVERYBODY TO COME AND JOIN
US NOVEMBER 3 AT THE GALA, IT'S
GOING TO BE A GREAT TIME.
AND IT'S A WAVE AT EVERYBODY OUT
THERE IN RHODE ISLAND SOUTHEAST
OF MASSACHUSETTS AND
CONNECTICUT, TO JOIN WITH THE
RONALD McDONALD HOUSE AND COME
TO THAT EVENT, IT WILL BE BIG
FUN.
AND TO GIVE BACK TO ALL THESE
FAMILIES IN NEED.
WILL AND MARY AND MYSELF WILL
ALL BE THERE.
WHAT CAN WE EXPECT?
THEY'VE JUST DONE AN
OUTSTANDING JOB, IT'S A GORGEOUS
FACILITY, SO IT WILL BE A LOT OF
FUN.
WE'LL ALREADY GOT OUR TUXES, SO
WE'RE READY TO GO, A GREAT NIGHT
WITH THE BAND, HIGH DEFINITION,
AND FANTASTIC FOOD, AS YOU SAW
ON THE RHODE SHOW CALM WEEKS
AGO.
THEY HAD THE EXECUTIVE CHEF
HERE, SO YOU'LL ENJOY THE MEAL.
COME DOWN, DANCE ALL NIGHT, HAVE
A GOOD TIME, HELP US BRING IN
SOME MONEY FOR A GOOD CAUSE,
BECAUSE AS YOU'VE SEEN, THERE IS
NOTHING MORE ENDEARING AND LOCAL
THAN THE RONALD McDONALD
HOUSE.
WILL YOU BE CUTTING THE RUG
AS WELL?
I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T DANCE TOO WELL.
BUT I'LL BE THERE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.
PETE, THERE'S SOME GREAT AUCTION
ITEMS TOO.
IT'S A HUGE NIGHT FOR AUCTION
ITEMS, FORGET 38 STUDIOS, THIS
IS MUCH BETTER.
THIS IS GOING TO BE GREAT,
BECAUSE THERE'S PATRIOTS
TICKETS, VACATIONING TO EUROPE,
TO VAIL TO SKI.
AND FOR EVERYONE IN THE GREEN
ROOM HERE AT THE RHODE SHOW,
THAT'S WANTING TO BE ON TV, YOU
KNOW THE EXCITEMENT OF YEARS AGO
WHEN YOU WERE FIRST TRYING OUT
FOR THIS GIG.
WE HAVE A GREAT AUCTION ITEM FOR
A PERSON TO GATE WALK ON
ROLG-ROLL IN A CARDI'S
COMMERCIAL.
GO TO THE WEBSITE AND CHECK OUT
ALL THE AUCTION ITEMS.
NOW IS THE TIME TO GET TICKETS,
A GREAT NIGHT, NOVEMBER 3.
IT'S GOING TO BE A FUN EVENING.
THE AUCTION ITEMS ARE SOMETHING
TO REALLY, REALLY GET EXCITED B.
IT'S HOLIDAY SEASON, AND YOU CAN
TAKE A TAX DEDUCTION WHEN YOU
GET IT!
IT'S A GOOD THING TO DO.
ALL POSITIVE, AND RAISING
MONEY FOR A GREAT CAUSE.
THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR
COMING IN.
I WILL SEE YOU AT THE GALA.
AND IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE
ABOUT THIS GREAT CAUSE, YOU CAN,