Time Danced:
2135minutes
We're dancing to make a difference for sick kids!
When a child is injured, or diagnosed with a serious illness, it affects the whole family. Lives can be turned upside down, and puts families under enormous pressure. For many families, it can feel like it’s impossible to hold it together.
That’s why we’re joining Ronald McDonald House to Dance for Sick Kids this year.
We’ll be dancing to make a difference every day for 7 days, to raise money that will help families stay in a home-away-from-home, access emotional and financial support, and more. From day one in the hospital and for as long as it takes, your help ensures that families don’t have to navigate the challenges of illness or injury alone.
Please support us by making a tax-deductible donation to our challenge. Your generosity will make sure that Ronald McDonald House can support even more families with a seriously ill or injured child when they need it most.
OUR IMPACT
So far, this year we have provided:
13
Nights for sick kids and their families
116
Hot meals from the family kitchen
110
School lessons for sick kids
Thanks to all the generous people who’ve donated to our challenge.
$173
Anne Nowell
$117
Michael Parker
Well done Alice, keep on dancing
$106
Kristin Morris
Let’s go girls!
$80
Van Nguyen
Never stop dancing Kendra!
$65
Emma Graham
Go girls!!!
$65
Julie Petersen
Good luck
$65
Kathryn Laurie
Well done Charlotte! Such a great cause.
$65
Joe Bruzzano
$65
Carmen Bruzzano
$60
Miranda Kang
Go Alice!!!!
$55
Joanne Devenish
Dance your best Maddie
$55
Sherel Kirchmair
Well done girls!
$55
Scott Nowell
Well done Francie and Peanut! 🥇🤸♂️💥👊
$55
Susie And Michael
Good work girls 🥰🥰
$50
Elisabeth, Lauren, Aunt Caroline, And Uncle Joe
Well done, Della!
$50
Nanny
Well done Della! From Nanny xxx
$45
Amanda Petersen
Well done girls! Such a great cause x
$40
Lila Kruizinga
Well worth it! Get dancing 💃
$40
Aunty Sally
Well done Della! From Au ty Sally xx
$39
Belinda Nowell
Well done girls ❤️
$34
Jon
Great cause Alana
$34
Maria Garzo
I hope this helps! 🩷
$34
Robyn Zyffert
Keep up the good work Very proud of you 💋
$34
Helen Holmes
$34
Bloss
$34
Bron And Paul
$34
Teresa Dimauro
Good work girls very proud of you
$34
Valerie Cowie
$34
Gs
Go Alana!!
$34
Charlotte Newton
Good work Char!
$34
Sheena, Pete & Bear
Good luck Alana! Lots of love, Auntie Sheena, Uncle Pete & Bear xxx
$34
Bec
Well done girls 😊
$34
Melissa Maio
$34
Andrew Ross
$34
Mamma
$34
Elly Day
I hope this helps Za!! Good luck with the dancing xx
$33
Eloise Khoury
Keep on dancing!
$30
Celia Morris
$28
Lyndall Obrien
Great work Jess.
$24
Margaret K
$24
Ebony & Jesse
Proud of you Frances - such a great cause xx
$24
Alex Nowell
$24
Isla Aitken
$24
Anonymous
❤️
$24
Gen Rouskas
Well done girls 🤩🤩
$20
Jean Schubert
Well done Celia love Grammy xxx
$18
Harper Watson
You got this
$10
Celia Morris
Go
$10
Alice, Celia, Della And Charlotte Bru
$10
Zara Martin
Let’s go Maddie
$10
Danielle Guanlao
So inspirational! Proud of you Maddie!
$8
Alice, Celia, Della And Charlotte Bru
$8
Caitlin Mercer Xx
🥰🥰💕💕♥️♥️❤️❤️❤️♥️💕🥰❤️♥️💕🫶🫶
$3
Laura
Yes kenny
$1
Laura
I WANT YALL TO WIN MORE IS COMMING SOON
Our Team Members
Miss Jess
$62
Frances & Peanut! ⭐️
$553
Kendra A
$83
Maddie M
$142
Celia, Della, Alice and Charlotte
$1,045
Charlotte B
Della G
Alice P
Sibella M
$25
Ella K
Alana H
$227
Lily M
$57
Sofia H
Eva M
Zara P
Frances N
Frances & Peanut! ⭐️
$553
Celia, Della, Alice and Charlotte
$1,045
Alana H
$227
Maddie M
$142
Kendra A
$83
Miss Jess
$62
Lily M
$57
Sibella M
$25
Charlotte B
$0
Della G
$0
Alice P
$0
Ella K
$0
Sofia H
$0
Eva M
$0
Zara P
$0
Frances N
$0
How Your Donation Helps
A global research team* worked with Ronald McDonald House to evaluate the impact of our House Program on families around the world. The following is a summary of those findings**.
Access to the best care
Our House Program makes it possible for families who travel long distances, to access the top children’s hospitals around the world.
Stronger mental health
Having a child in hospital can trigger clinical anxiety in parents. Our Houses provide families with the emotional, mental and practical support to better manage their stress so that they can be more actively involved in the care of their children.
Financial peace of mind
Ongoing medical bills, travel, and accommodation costs are a huge source of stress for many families. Our Houses offer accommodation at no cost, close to hospitals, to alleviate some of the burden.
Parents sleep better
Parents who sleep at one of our Houses have a better night’s rest than those that sleep at their child’s hospital bedside. This ensures they have the strength to support their child.
Children’s recovery
Having family and siblings close by, who are invested in a child’s care, can improve a hospitalised child’s recovery and treatment outcomes.
Positive hospital experience
Families who stay at a Ronald McDonald House find they have a more positive experience of hospital than those that stay elsewhere.
Families cope better
Having family together under one roof, including the support of experienced volunteers and other families, greatly improves a family’s ability to cope with having a child in hospital.
Safe, affordable alternative to hospital
Many high-risk pregnant women who are stable but need to be close to care, can now afford to stay close to care. This is also the case for parents who have a newborn in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
Siblings cope better
Play is how children interact and make sense of the world. That’s why play areas are such an important part of our offering. They allow siblings to connect and cope more with the stress of a difficult situation.
* The global team of researchers was drawn from leading universities, including the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), George Washington University, the University of Chicago, as well as from top medical centres in Hong Kong; Sydney, Australia; the United Kingdom; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Cincinnati, U.S.; and Toronto, Canada.
** Findings taken from Ronald McDonald House Impact Research – the name for a suite of studies on the impact of Ronald McDonald House around the world. The summaries provided here provide a snapshot of the findings from each of the key Ronald McDonald House Impact studies.
CONTACT THE DANCE FOR SICK KIDS TEAM
If you have any questions about Dance for Sick Kids or need a hand with anything, please reach out. We're here to help!
In the spirit of reconciliation, Dance for Sick Kids respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands, skies and waterways where we work, live and dance. We honour their enduring connection to this land, its communities, and the surrounding waterways. We recognise and respect the diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples within the families we support, as well as our employees, volunteers, and supporters. We extend our deepest respects to their Cultures and to Elders past and present. We affirm that the land we stand on has always been, and will always remain, Aboriginal land.
Dance for Sick Kids welcomes people of all abilities, identities, and backgrounds. We are committed to creating an inclusive, respectful, and safe space for everyone to participate and belong.
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