Each year, glowing candles line streets across the Triangle in honor of sick children. Now in it’s 33rd year, the Light-a-Luminary project brings together 80+ local communities to support families with critically ill children staying at Ronald McDonald House who cannot be home for the holidays.
You can purchase luminary kits through Ronald McDonald House and help shine a light for these families during your community’s Neighborhood Lighting. Each $10 kit contains supplies for 10 luminaries, including candles, cups, paper bags and sand.
Last year, the luminary project raised more that $184,000 to offer comfort and support programs for families of sick kids in our community. Join us to light the way!
How It works
Each neighborhood has a coordinator who organizes luminaries for their community. The coordinator chooses a lighting night that works best for the neighborhood. The luminary lighting is a special night for young and old alike as they usher in the holiday season and illuminate their neighborhoods with the beautiful glow of candlelight.
2026 Neighborhoods – Thank you for lighting the way f0r Ronald McDonald House families this holiday season!
2025 Participating Neighborhoods
Anderson Forest, Ballard Woods, Berryhill, Birchwood Hills & Woodbury Estates, Bishop’s Grant, Bonterra, Booker Creek, Boulder Creek, Briar Chapel, Burgundy Lane, Camberly, Camden Place, Canterbury, Cates Farm, Cedars of Bolin Forest, Chamberlynne, Chesden at Woodlake, Chancellors Ridge, Churton Grove, Claremont, Cobble Ridge, Cobblestone, Coker Hills West, Colony Park, Corbinton Commons of Hillsborough, Courtyards at O’Kelly Chapel, Courtyards at Southpoint, Creek Wood, Culbreth Ridge, Downing Creek, Everly, Fairoaks, Falconbridge, Fiori Hill, Forbrush Mountain, Forest Hills, Forest Ridge, Franklin Grove, Galloway, Governors Club, Governors Village, Greenwood, Harrington Grove, Hedingham, Highland Forest/Highland Estates & Daniel Ridge, Highland Meadows/Highlands North, Holland Farm, Hope Creek, Hundred Oaks, Ironwoods and Northhaven, Lake Ellen, Lake Hogan Farms, Lassiter Street Neighborhood, Little Ridgefield, Meadowmont, Meredith Woods, Oaks II, Oaks III, Oaks Villas, Old Forest Creek, Park Slope, Pennington, The Preserve at Lake Jordan, Quarterpath Trace, Redfern Way, Roberson Place & Maple Ave, Saybrook at the Falls, Southern Village, Southpoint Manor, Springcrest at Chapel Hill, Sunset Creek, ThornRose, Timberlyne, Timberlyne Estates, Trenton, University United Methodist Church, Westfall, Wexford, Williams Woods & Horne Hollow, Windsor Circle, Woodlake – Chesden/Dardanelle/Drummond
What Participants Are Saying
The luminary project raises funds for the House while bringing our community together for this common goal. It has turned into one of my favorite nights of the year!
Nancy, Creek Wood
It’s a fun evening for all ages and a great way to usher in the Christmas holidays.
Jane, Governors Club
We combined the neighborhood HOA Christmas Holiday Party with the Luminary event. Everyone gets to enjoy the lights on their way from the party! It is a spectacular event and a wonderful charity to help expand.
Mike, The Hills at Southpoint
It provides for a magical evening that draws the entire neighborhood out in the street. In fact, it looks like a ‘landing strip’ for Santa Claus that provides even more excitement for the young kids in the neighborhood. And to see the growth and expansion at Ronald McDonald House over the past few years has indeed been spiritually uplifting.
David, Anderson Forest
First and foremost, it raises funds for a great organization that supports families during very difficult times in their lives. It is also fun for families to participate and provides an opportunity for children to learn about the value of community service. Finally, our neighborhood always looks so beautiful when the luminaries are lit.
Tim, Governors Village
Email your Light-a-Luminary photos to Info@RMHCTriangle.org to add them to the community gallery.
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