Time Danced:
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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 Charities 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 Charities can support even more families with a seriously ill or injured child when they need it most.
Thanks to all the generous people who’ve donated to our challenge.
$338
Dad
$338
Matched By Generous Donors
$211
James Marroun Marroun
$169
Nicholas Long
$116
Mark Bulman
$116
Anonymous
❤️❤️
$106
Kate Grant
$106
Anne Bates
$104
Natalia Grana
Very proud. You go girl
$104
Natalia Grana
Very proud of you. You go girl
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Darren De Gabriel
$100
Stella Liso
$80
Anonymous
$80
Anonymous
$63
Joanne F
🤍
$63
Vicki Elsley
Well done Ivy!!
$63
Joel Divertie
Go chelsea
$63
Matched By Generous Donors
$63
Dianne Bruton
$63
Michelle De Gabriel
$63
David Crompton
Go lily ❤️
$63
Aaliyah & Maisie Divertie
Go aunty Chelsea, you rock!
$63
Robyn Portelli ( Nanna)
Feel the music
$63
Jamie Bulman
$63
Anonymous
Good on you Ivy, keep on dancing xxx
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Dylan De Gabriel
$63
Evelyn
Go Shelly! What an awesome thing to do
$63
Susan Zarb
A cause very close to my heart . Thank you Ella.
$62
Matt De Gabriel
$61
Kristen Tulloch
$58
Emma Berry
$58
Emma Berry
$53
Tracey Bray
Great work Stella, I'm super proud of you xx
$53
Tracey Bray
Great work Ivy, very proud of you xxx
$53
Mum
Mum is so proud dancing for such a great cause that is close to our hearts
$53
Matched By Generous Donors
$53
Teresa Johnson
❤️❤️❤️
$53
Louise Tsapoutas
Go Zoe 🥳
$53
George Sayers
$53
George Sayers
$53
Peta Corbett
Go Chelsea! We’re loving your dance videos 🥰
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Matched By Generous Donors
$53
Janet Sun
Dance away Emma x Maddie & Lachie
$53
James Tulloch
Good work Kristen,
$53
Kosanovic Family
Go Leelah!
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Tash Clewett
$53
Matched By Generous Donors
$53
Jacqueline Berry
$53
Jacqueline Berry
$53
Jessie Tran
$53
Leanne Dixon
You go girl! Miss Zoe, you are amazing xx
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Daniel And Kylie Solotwa
Amazing job sweet girl. Love the Solotwa’s x
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Sam & Shaun O’neill
Way to go Bianca - cheering you on from Melbourne.
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Shane Griffiths
Well done♥️♥️
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Aunty Cat
“Dance like no one is watching……”
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Vanessa Acuna
$51
Tracey Newman
$51
Anne Bates
$50
Kaleb
Go Bianca
$50
Chloe
Yay way to go Bianca 😊
$50
Jodie Rinkin
Proud of you my baby girl
$42
Wayne Orr
$42
Wendy Thomson
$42
Janelle Smith
Well done Ella..😊
$40
Lela And Tata
Good luck hope all goes well
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Michael Luke
$33
Michael Luke
$33
Michael L
$32
Terry Griffiths
$32
Matched By Generous Donors
$32
Greg Johnson
Well done Chelsea - if you need any dancing moves let me know, I can show you a few from the 70s
$32
Lorraine James
Keep on dancing Princess xxxxx
$32
Kayla & Jack
Great cause. Proud of you little chick from me & Jacky
$32
The Marandas
Great work Bronte!!! Love The Marandas
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Grandma And Grandad
Go indie!!
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The Marandas
Awesome work Indie!!! Love The Marandas
$32
Grandma And Grandad
Go Brontë!!
$32
Tania Sezen
$32
Kika Poulos
Good luck Zoe Hope you have a great time
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Hustle Cartel Family
So proud of you gorgeous girl lots of love your Hustle Family ❤️🙏
$32
Aunty Sandra
Go Chelsea such a good cause
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Cheryl Lucas
$32
Michael Corbett
$32
Jenny Hopkins
$32
Gran And Poppy
$32
Maria Stavros
Keep on dancing you little legend 😆
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Matched By Generous Donors
$31
Mary Chau
$31
Nate
$31
Matched By Generous Donors
$31
Doug & Jayne
$31
Aaron
$31
Tricia Long
$31
Michelle De Gabriel
$31
Linda Nguyen
$31
Linda Nguyen
$31
Kayla Ballhouse
$31
Leah Clewett
$26
Viet Long Doan
$26
Viet Long Doan
$30
Toni & Barry Hopkins
You have all the right moves Chelsea! Go girl! Love Nan & Barry xxx
$30
Aunty Jacky
So proud of you Bianca xo
$30
Zara Crawford
$30
Ben And Nikki Phillips
$26
Heather G
Good Luck Chelsea, it looks like you are smashing your goal, dance like no one is watching!! ❤️❤️
$26
Van Quit
Fantastic Alexandria!
$26
Van Quit
Fantastic Emma!
$21
Grace And Ayden Pham
Well done girls!!
$21
Tyler And Chase
Go Alex Go!! Xx
$26
Diane Towle
$21
Jan Goodwin
We’ll done Kayla
$21
Shannon Allen
$21
Linda Peacock
Well done Indie 🎉🎉
$21
Linda Peacock
Well done Bronte. 🎉🎉
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Rosa
You go girl!!!
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Matched By Generous Donors
$21
Lyn Crisp
❤️❤️❤️
$21
Tricia Edwards
Go Chelsea
$21
Nicole Andary
Great job Emma!!!
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Matched By Generous Donors
$21
Vanessa
Happy Dancing….for a great cause 👯♀️👯♀️
$21
Belinda Leigh
$21
Marilyn Price
$21
Marilyn Price
$21
Ronda Magee
$21
Janette Wallis
Good luck Ella
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Anonymous
❤️❤️
$21
Matched By Generous Donors
$21
Gemma Donnelly
You are amazing!
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Nara Ballhouse
$21
Marina Clewett
Well done Leelah, have fun
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Em Berry
❤️❤️
$21
Em Berry
❤️❤️
$21
Em Berry
❤️❤️
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Em Berry
❤️❤️
$21
Kirra
I will forever support you Miss Leelah 🥰
$21
Jacqueline Berry
$21
Kirra
Good job tiny dancer 💃
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Cathy Pelli
Great job Ivy !
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Julie
So proud of you!
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Julie
So proud!
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Helen Roberts
Go girl. Great effort. Love you. AH &UM xx
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Leanne Piper
I have loved watching your dancing videos. Chelsea! Well done! xx
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Tina Nguyen
$21
Tina Nguyen
$21
Timothy
Love your dancing Chelsea. Well done on raising money for a great cause x
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Rosa
Well done, keep on dancing!
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Matched By Generous Donors
$21
Cris Sta-maria
Go Emma!
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Samantha Maycock
So proud of you dancing to raise money for a beautiful cause. Hope you have a blast dancing. Love you baby girl ❤️
$21
Bettina Tracey
Good luck Chelsea
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Linda Hong
$21
Matched By Generous Donors
$21
Linda Hong
$21
Matched By Generous Donors
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Kylie Taylor
$20
Dawsons
$20
Dawsons
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Croft
$20
Acunas
$20
Acunas
$20
Ivy Bulman
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Ivy Bulman
$20
Sarah Portelli
$20
Dad
$20
Dad
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Megan Goodfield
Such a great cause Chelsea guuurrrlll.. Keep on dancin!
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Mum And Das
We are so proud of you ❤️
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Leanne
Go Chelsea! Proud of you xx
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Silvana Dawson
$16
Silvana Dawson
$11
Naomi
$13
Anonymous
$11
Bree-ann Jones
$11
Sammy Bell
Well done Indie
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Sammy Bell
Well done Bronte
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Matt & Kate Lamerton
Great work Bronte! Love Matt & Kate
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Matt & Kate Lamerton
Great work Indie! Love Matt & Kate
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Alannah Pre
$11
Alannah
$10
Chelsea Griffiths
$10
Bree-ann Jones
$10
Elsie Roche
You are amazing Zoe
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Holly Haack
dance your heart our queen!
$10
Matched By Generous Donors
$6
Bree-ann Jones
$6
Bree-ann Jones
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Shannon Gray
Love you
$5
Shannon Gray
Love you
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Shannon Gray
Love you
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Veronica Page
$5
Veronica Page
$5
Veronica Page
Our Team Members
Kristen Tulloch
$270
Rosalee R
$71
Kayla B
$264
Indianna P
$268
Bronte P
$193
Leelah C
$559
Shakera P
$43
Jessika P
$43
Faith P
$43
Chelsea G
$897
Stella D
$367
Ivy D
$388
Bianca A
$1,139
Shelly-Faith D
$595
Ivy B
$484
Tiahney B
$255
Lily B
$287
Emma D
$304
Alexandria D
$168
Ella P
$431
Zoe L
$531
Leelah C
$559
Zoe L
$531
Ivy B
$484
Ella P
$431
Ivy D
$388
Stella D
$367
Emma D
$304
Lily B
$287
Kristen Tulloch
$270
Indianna P
$268
Kayla B
$264
Tiahney B
$255
Bronte P
$193
Alexandria D
$168
Rosalee R
$71
Faith P
$43
Jessika P
$43
Shakera P
$43
How Your Donation Helps
A global research team* worked with RMHC 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 RMHC Impact Research – the name for a suite of studies on the impact of RMHC around the world. The summaries provided here provide a snapshot of the findings from each of the key Ronald McDonald House Impact studies.
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Dad is so proud of you Bianca doing this for such a great cause love you xo